Development and Preliminary Psychometric Evaluation of the Domestic Violence—Related Financial Issues Scale (DV-FI)

Authors

Terri L. Weaver, Saint Louis University
Cynthia K. Sanders, Boise State UniversityFollow
Carole L. Campbell, St. John's University
Meg Schnabel, Redevelopment Opportunities for Women

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2-2009

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260508317176

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs at disproportionate rates within impoverished groups of women and can include economic abuse as a form of psychological maltreatment. The current study developed a comprehensive assessment of the unique financial issues facing female victims of IPV using a sheltered sample (N = 113). An exploratory factor analysis (principal-axis factoring with varimax rotation) was conducted on 24 items of the newly developed Domestic Violence—Related Financial Issues Scale. Preliminary results supported five extracted factors, which accounted for approximately 53% of the total common variance in the women's responses. Psychometric properties of the instrument are presented.

Publication Information

Weaver, Terri L.; Sanders, Cynthia K.; Campbell, Carole L.; and Schnabel, Meg. (2009). "Development and Preliminary Psychometric Evaluation of the Domestic Violence—Related Financial Issues Scale (DV-FI)". Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24(4), 569-585.