TY - JOUR
T1 - Abuse behavior inventory
T2 - Cutpoint, validity, and characterization of discrepancies
AU - Zink, Therese
AU - Klesges, Lisa M.
AU - Levin, Linda
AU - Putnam, Frank
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - This study determines a clinical cutting score for the 29-item Abuse Behavior Inventory (ABI) developed by Shepard and Campbell (1992) to measure both physical and psychological abuse experiences. The authors report on a sample of 392 White and African American women from primary care waiting rooms, who completed the ABI and the revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2). An ABI cutoff score of 10 maximizes validity and produces a sensitivity of 77% and a specificity of 81% compared to the CTS2. Cronbach's alpha is.92 for the entire scale,.91 for the psychological subscale, and.86 for the physical subscale. Correlation between the ABI and CTS2 is.76, with subscale correlations of.74 between ABI psychological and CTS2 verbal aggression, and.71 between ABI physical and CTS2 physical aggression, injury, and sexual coercion.
AB - This study determines a clinical cutting score for the 29-item Abuse Behavior Inventory (ABI) developed by Shepard and Campbell (1992) to measure both physical and psychological abuse experiences. The authors report on a sample of 392 White and African American women from primary care waiting rooms, who completed the ABI and the revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2). An ABI cutoff score of 10 maximizes validity and produces a sensitivity of 77% and a specificity of 81% compared to the CTS2. Cronbach's alpha is.92 for the entire scale,.91 for the psychological subscale, and.86 for the physical subscale. Correlation between the ABI and CTS2 is.76, with subscale correlations of.74 between ABI psychological and CTS2 verbal aggression, and.71 between ABI physical and CTS2 physical aggression, injury, and sexual coercion.
KW - Domestic violence
KW - Screening
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34247384533&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0886260507301228
DO - 10.1177/0886260507301228
M3 - Article
C2 - 17575069
AN - SCOPUS:34247384533
SN - 0886-2605
VL - 22
SP - 921
EP - 931
JO - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
JF - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
IS - 7
ER -