Reliability of Translated Measures Assessing Dating Violence Among Mexican Adolescents

Authors: Hokoda, Audrey; Ramos-Lira, Luciana; Celaya, Patricia; Vilhauer, Keleigh; Angeles, Manuel; Ruíz, Serena; Malcarne, Vanessa L.; Mora, Marina Duque

Source: Violence and Victims, Volume 21, Number 1, 2006 , pp. 117-127(11)

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

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Abstract:

Research on the prevalence and correlates of dating violence in Mexican teens is challenged by the lack of culturally and linguistically appropriate assessment tools. This study modified, translated, and back-translated the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI; Wolfe et al., 2001) and the Attitudes Towards Dating Violence Scales (Price, Byers, & the Dating Violence Research Team, 1999) for Mexican adolescents. Analyses on 307 adolescents (15-18 years old) from Monterrey and Mexicali, Mexico, revealed that most of the translated CADRI subscales and Attitudes Towards Dating Violence Scales had acceptable internal consistency and test-retest reliability coefficients. The study offers some evidence that the measures may be useful in assessing dating violence in Mexican teens.

Keywords: DATING VIOLENCE; ASSESSMENT; MEXICAN TEENS; ADOLESCENCE

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.21.1.117

Publication date: 2006-02-01

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Violence and Victims discusses theory, research, policy, and clinical practice in the area of interpersonal violence and victimization across such disciplines as psychology, sociology, criminology, law, medicine, nursing, psychiatry, and social work.
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