Citation

May BA, Limandri BJ. Res. Nurs. Health 2004; 27(3): 208-214.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/nur.20018

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The development of a scale to measure an abused woman's self-efficacy is described. The Self-Efficacy Scale for Abused Women (SESAW) originally was a 27-item 100-mm visual analog scale. It underwent face and content validity testing and was administered to a community sample of abused women (N = 50). The SESAW was tested for internal consistency, test–retest reliability, and construct validity. Cronbach's alphas were .95 and .96 at times 1 and 2, respectively. The bivariate correlation between the SESAW at times 1 and 2 was r = .85, p < .01. Construct validity was established by a moderate bivariate correlation with the criterion as measured by the Self-Efficacy Scale—general/global subscale (r = .64, p < .01 at time 1, and r = .78, p < .01 at time 2). The SESAW was streamlined to 19 items. The SESAW is an acceptable measure of situation-specific self-efficacy in community-based abused women. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 27:208–214, 2004