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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Volume 14, Issue 5, Pages 563-588Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1077801208315529
Keywords
economic abuse; intimate partner abuse; measurement development
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Economic abuse is part of the pattern of behaviors used by batterers to maintain power and control over their partners. However, no measure of economic abuse exists. This study describes the development of the Scale of Economic Abuse, which was designed to fill this gap. Interviews were conducted with 103 survivors of domestic abuse, each of whom responded to measures of economic, physical, and psychological abuse as well as economic hardship. Results provide evidence for the reliability and validity of the scale. This study is an important first step toward understanding the extent and impact of economic abuse experienced by survivors.
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