Citation

Bosch KR, Schumm WR. Psychol. Rep. 2008; 102(3): 657-664.

Affiliation

University of Nebraska, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.2466/PR0.102.3.657-664

PMID

18763433

Abstract

Items from the Emotional Support Subscale of the Bosch Support Measure were administered in a small survey of 56 formerly abused rural women in the midwestern USA. Maximum likelihood factor analyses were performed on a total of 21 items. A 5-factor solution appeared to produce the best results, but only 3 factors suggested viable subscales with Cronbach alphas greater than .80. Informal support networks in the rural areas studied here appeared to provide survivors of domestic violence with general emotional support to a greater extent than guidance on accessing professional resources and help.

Language: en