TY - JOUR
T1 - The Cyber Aggression in Relationships Scale
T2 - A New Multidimensional Measure of Technology-Based Intimate Partner Aggression
AU - Watkins, Laura E.
AU - Maldonado, Rosalita C.
AU - DiLillo, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - The purpose of this study was to develop and provide initial validation for a measure of adult cyber intimate partner aggression (IPA): the Cyber Aggression in Relationships Scale (CARS). Drawing on recent conceptual models of cyber IPA, items from previous research exploring general cyber aggression and cyber IPA were modified and new items were generated for inclusion in the CARS. Two samples of adults 18 years or older were recruited online. We used item factor analysis to test the factor structure, model fit, and invariance of the measure structure across women and men. Results confirmed that three-factor models for both perpetration and victimization demonstrated good model fit, and that, in general, the CARS measures partner cyber aggression similarly for women and men. The CARS also demonstrated validity through significant associations with in-person IPA, trait anger, and jealousy. Findings suggest the CARS is a useful tool for assessing cyber IPA in both research and clinical settings.
AB - The purpose of this study was to develop and provide initial validation for a measure of adult cyber intimate partner aggression (IPA): the Cyber Aggression in Relationships Scale (CARS). Drawing on recent conceptual models of cyber IPA, items from previous research exploring general cyber aggression and cyber IPA were modified and new items were generated for inclusion in the CARS. Two samples of adults 18 years or older were recruited online. We used item factor analysis to test the factor structure, model fit, and invariance of the measure structure across women and men. Results confirmed that three-factor models for both perpetration and victimization demonstrated good model fit, and that, in general, the CARS measures partner cyber aggression similarly for women and men. The CARS also demonstrated validity through significant associations with in-person IPA, trait anger, and jealousy. Findings suggest the CARS is a useful tool for assessing cyber IPA in both research and clinical settings.
KW - cyber aggression
KW - intimate partner violence
KW - item factor analysis
KW - technology
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U2 - 10.1177/1073191116665696
DO - 10.1177/1073191116665696
M3 - Article
C2 - 27591747
AN - SCOPUS:85048124749
SN - 1073-1911
VL - 25
SP - 608
EP - 626
JO - Assessment
JF - Assessment
IS - 5
ER -