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1. The IPV-GBM Scale: A New Scale to Measure Intimate Partner Violence among Gay and Bisexual Men.

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Stephenson, Rob and Finneran, Catherine

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*INTIMATE partner violence, *BISEXUAL men, *GAY people, *SOCIAL epidemiology, *FACTOR analysis, *PSYCHOMETRICS, *HEALTH policy
Abstract

Objectives: The paper describes the creation of a new scale to measure intimate partner violence (IPV) among gay and bisexual men. Methods: Seven focus group discussions were held with gay and bisexual men, focusing on defining intimate partner violence: 30 forms of IPV were identified. A venue-recruited sample of 912 gay and bisexual men was surveyed, examining definitional understanding and recent experiences of each of the 30 forms of IPV. Participants were also asked questions from the CDC definition of intimate partner violence and the short-form of the Conflicts Tactics Scale (CTS2S). Factor analysis of responses to the definitional questions was used to create the IPV-GBM scale, and the prevalence of intimate partner violence was compared with that identified by the CDC and CTS2S measures of intimate partner violence. Results: A 23-item scale, with 5 unique domains, was created, with strong internal reliability (Cronbach Alpha >.90). The IPV-GBM scale mirrored both the CDC and CTS2S definitions of intimate partner violence, but contained additional domains such as controlling violence, monitoring behaviors, emotional violence, and HIV-related violence. The new scale identified a significantly higher prevalence of IPV than either of the more commonly used measures. Conclusions: The results presented here provide encouraging evidence for a new, more accurate measure of intimate partner violence among gay and bisexual men in the U.S. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2013
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2. The IPV-GBM Scale: A New Scale to Measure Intimate Partner Violence among Gay and Bisexual Men

Author

Catherine Finneran and Rob Stephenson

Subjects
Male, Domestic Violence, Non-Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), lcsh:Medicine, medicine.disease_cause, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Rape and Sexual Assault, 0302 clinical medicine, 5. Gender equality, Sociology, Reference Values, Human Relations, Medical Sociology, Prevalence, Psychology, 030212 general & internal medicine, Homosexuality, lcsh:Science, Epidemiological Methods, media_common, Multidisciplinary, Qualitative Studies, Middle Aged, Socioeconomic Aspects of Health, AIDS, Mental Health, Assault, HIV epidemiology, Scale (social sciences), Medicine, Infectious diseases, Bisexuality, Public Health, 0305 other medical science, Behavioral and Social Aspects of Health, Clinical psychology, Research Article, Adult, Psychometrics, Clinical Research Design, media_common.quotation_subject, HIV prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Crime and Criminology, Viral diseases, Sensitivity and Specificity, Sexual and Gender Issues, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, Cronbach's alpha, medicine, Humans, Homosexuality, Male, 030505 public health, Health Care Policy, Extramural, lcsh:R, HIV, Focus group, United States, Social Epidemiology, Reference values, Spouse Abuse, Domestic violence, Women's Health, lcsh:Q
Abstract

Objectives The paper describes the creation of a new scale to measure intimate partner violence (IPV) among gay and bisexual men. Methods Seven focus group discussions were held with gay and bisexual men, focusing on defining intimate partner violence: 30 forms of IPV were identified. A venue-recruited sample of 912 gay and bisexual men was surveyed, examining definitional understanding and recent experiences of each of the 30 forms of IPV. Participants were also asked questions from the CDC definition of intimate partner violence and the short-form of the Conflicts Tactics Scale (CTS2S). Factor analysis of responses to the definitional questions was used to create the IPV-GBM scale, and the prevalence of intimate partner violence was compared with that identified by the CDC and CTS2S measures of intimate partner violence. Results A 23-item scale, with 5 unique domains, was created, with strong internal reliability (Cronbach Alpha >.90). The IPV-GBM scale mirrored both the CDC and CTS2S definitions of intimate partner violence, but contained additional domains such as controlling violence, monitoring behaviors, emotional violence, and HIV-related violence. The new scale identified a significantly higher prevalence of IPV than either of the more commonly used measures. Conclusions The results presented here provide encouraging evidence for a new, more accurate measure of intimate partner violence among gay and bisexual men in the U.S.

Published
2013