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Citation

Babcock JC, Costa DM, Green CE, Eckhardt CI. J. Fam. Psychol. 2004; 18(3): 433-442.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, US. jbabcock@uh.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/0893-3200.18.3.433

PMID

15382968

Abstract

The current study investigated the reliability of a new self-report questionnaire assessing stimuli that would likely elicit intimate partner violence. The Proximal Antecedents to Violent Episodes (PAVE) scale is a 30-item, Likert-type measure designed to assess situations that would reportedly precede the use of violence. In Study 1, an exploratory factor analysis on a clinical sample revealed 3 factors: Violence to Control, Violence Out of Jealousy, and Violence Following Verbal Abuse. In Study 2, the factor structure was replicated on a community sample using confirmatory factor analysis. In both studies, different types of batterers, on the basis of A. Holtzworth-Munroe and G. L. Stuart's (1994) typology, scored differently on the 3 factors in ways consistent with theory. Therefore, the PAVE shows promise as a reliable and valid tool to help to understand the context and function of intimate partner violence.

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