TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Instrument development of the self‐efficacy scale for abused women
JO  - Research in nursing and health
A1  - May, Barbara A.
A1  - Limandri, Barbara J.
SP  - 208
EP  - 214
VL  - 27
IS  - 3
N2  - 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<p /> 
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SN  - 0160-6891
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nur.20018
ID  - ref1
ER  -