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Psychometric Properties of a New Scale to Assess Family Violence in Older African American Women: The Family Violence Against Older Women (FVOW) Scale

Temple University School of Medicine, anuradha.paranjape{at}temple.edu

Michael Rodríguez

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

John Gaughan

Temple University School of Medicine

Nadine J. Kaslow

Emory University School of Medicine

Absence of a conceptually grounded, comprehensive measure for family violence in older women has hindered attempts to define the extent of the problem and its effects on older women’s health. This article reports the development and psychometrics of the Family Violence in Older African American Women Scale, a comprehensive scale to measure family violence in older women. The scale demonstrates two distinct factors: (a) "Abuse" and (b) "Caregiving Failure," which measure abusive behaviors in the context of a family relationship and caring for older women, respectively. Implications for the use of this scale in research and practice settings are discussed.

Key Words: family violence • scale

This version was published on October 1, 2009

Violence Against Women, Vol. 15, No. 10, 1213-1226 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801209345141


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