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Translation of Domestic Violence Instruments for Use in Research

Carole W. Pearce

University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Joellen W. Hawkins

Boston College

Margaret Kearney

Boston College

Christine E. Peyton

The Children's Hospital, Denver

Joyce Dwyer

Boston College

Lois A. Haggerty

Boston College

Loretta P. Higgins

Boston College

Barbara Hazard Munro

Boston College

Ursula Kelly

Massachusetts General Institute of Health Professions

Sharyl Eve Toscano

Hawaii Pacific University

Cynthia S. Aber

University of Massachusetts, Boston

Deborah Mahony

University of Massachusetts, Boston

Margaret C. Bell

New England Research Institutes

The Abuse Assessment Screen, Severity of Violence Against Women Scales, and Appraisal of Violent Situations scales were translated into versions for women originating from Brazil, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. The procedure of back translation was chosen as the most reliable method for translation of these three instruments. The translated instruments were used to screen women for abuse during pregnancy and to determine the prevalence and severity of that abuse. This article discusses the translation process and illustrate with versions of the instruments for use with pregnant women from Puerto Rico.

Key Words: abuse screening • instrument translation • intimate partner violence • pregnancy risk

Violence Against Women, Vol. 9, No. 7, 859-878 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801203009007006
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