Development, acceptability and construct validity of the Aboriginal Women's Experiences of Partner Violence Scale (AEPVS): a co-designed, multiphase study nested within an Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander birth cohort

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dc.contributor.authorGlover, K.
dc.contributor.authorGartland, D.
dc.contributor.authorLeane, C.
dc.contributor.authorNikolof, A.
dc.contributor.authorWeetra, D.
dc.contributor.authorClark, Y.
dc.contributor.authorGiallo, R.
dc.contributor.authorBrown, S.J.
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: Few studies employ culturally safe approaches to understanding Indigenous women's experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV). The aim of this study was to develop a brief, culturally safe, self-report measure of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's experiences of different types of IPV. DESIGN: Multistage process to select, adapt and test a modified version of the Australian Composite Abuse Scale using community discussion groups and pretesting. Revised draft measure tested in Wave 2 follow-up of an existing cohort of Aboriginal families. Psychometric testing and revision included assessment of the factor structure, construct validity, scale reliability and acceptability to create the Aboriginal Women's Experiences of Partner Violence Scale (AEPVS). SETTING: South Australia, Australia. PARTICIPANTS: 14 Aboriginal women participated in discussion groups, 58 women participated in pretesting of the draft version of the AEPVS and 216 women participating in the Aboriginal Families Study completed the revised draft version of the adapted measure. RESULTS: The initial version of the AEPVS based on item review and adaptation by the study's Aboriginal Advisory Group comprised 31 items measuring physical, emotional and financial IPV. After feedback from community discussion groups and two rounds of testing, the 18-item AEPVS consists of three subscales representing physical, emotional and financial IPV. All subscales had excellent construct validity and internal consistency. The AEPVS had high acceptability among Aboriginal women participating in the Aboriginal Families Study. CONCLUSIONS: The AEPVS is the first co-designed, multidimensional measure of Aboriginal women's experience of physical, emotional and financial IPV. The measure demonstrated cultural acceptability and construct validity within the setting of an Aboriginal-led, community-based research project. Validation in other settings (eg, primary care) and populations (eg, other Indigenous populations) will need to incorporate processes for community governance and tailoring of research processes to local community contexts.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityKaren Glover, Deirdre Gartland, Cathy Leane, Arwen Nikolof, Donna Weetra, Yvonne Clark, Rebecca Giallo, Stephanie J Brown
dc.identifier.citationBMJ Open, 2022; 12(8):e059576-1-e059576-14
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059576
dc.identifier.issn2044-6055
dc.identifier.issn2044-6055
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/138551
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBMJ
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1004395
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1105561
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dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059576
dc.subjectIndigenous Peoples
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshReproducibility of Results
dc.subject.meshHealth Services, Indigenous
dc.subject.meshAustralia
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshIntimate Partner Violence
dc.subject.meshIndigenous Peoples
dc.subject.meshBirth Cohort
dc.subject.meshNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
dc.titleDevelopment, acceptability and construct validity of the Aboriginal Women's Experiences of Partner Violence Scale (AEPVS): a co-designed, multiphase study nested within an Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander birth cohort
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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