Psychometric Properties of the Cyber Dating Abuse Questionnaire

Cavalcanti, Jaqueline Gomes; Coutinho, Maria da Penha de Lima; Nascimento, Anderson Mesquita do; Pinto, Adriele Vieira de Lima

doi:10.1590/1413-82712020250207

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Articles • Psico-USF 25 (2) • Apr-Jun 2020 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-82712020250207 copy

Psychometric Properties of the Cyber Dating Abuse Questionnaire

Parâmetros Psicométricos do Questionário de Abuso Digital no Namoro

Parámetros Psicométricos del Cuestionario de Abuso Digital en Relaciones Amorosas

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

Abstract

The present study aimed to know the validity and reliability of the Cyber Dating Abuse Questionnaire - CDAQ in the Brazilian context. For this purpose, two empirical studies were designed. Study 1 (N = 215) tested the psychometric parameters of CDAQ, using exploratory factorial analysis. Study 2 (N = 248) sought to gather additional evidences of validity and accuracy of CDAQ using confirmatory factor analysis. The results pointed to the two-factorial structure as the most relevant, with good internal consistency indexes observed. In addition, CDAQ demonstrated convergent validity through meaningful associations with face-to-face abuse in love relationships (CTS2) and overall satisfaction in relationships. Furthermore, it is concluded that CDAQ presents itself as a valid and reliable measure, useful for investigating digital abuse in love relationships in the Brazilian population.

Keywords:
intimate partners violence; digital aggression; technology; validity.

	Victimization		Perpetration
	Variance explained in the empirical matrix (%)	Variance explained by AP (%)	Variance explained in the empirical matrix (%)	Variance explained by AP (%)
1*	40,0	10,3	32,6	10,3
2*	11,5	9,4	10,7	9,4
3	7,1	8,8	8,3	8,7
4	6,4	8,2	6,6	8,1
5	5,8	7,7	6,0	7,6

	Victimization		perpetration
	Direct Aggression	Control/Monitoring	Direct Aggression	Control/Monitoring
item 18	0,70*	-0,08	0,60*	-0,03
item 6	0,65*	-0,03	0,55*	0,16
item 4	0,60*	0,23	0,80*	0,03
item 15	0,59*	0,11	0,62*	0,31
item 16	0,57*	0,22	0,68*	0,06
item 9	0,55*	0,39	0,62*	0,30
item 11	0,16	0,82*	0,01	0,86*
item 5	0,18	0,79*	0,12	0,69*
item 20	0,30	0,77*	0,21	0,77*
item 17	0,21	0,77*	0,09	0,84*
item 19	0,39	0,68*	0,32	0,56*
item 1	0,31	0,63*	0,28	0,56*
item 13	0,36	0,57*	0,34	0,51*
item 7	0,21	0,47*	0,21	0,44*
item 2	0,29	0,45	0,28	0,37
item 3	0,18	0,15	0,43	0,25
item 8	0,49	0,13	0,20	0,17
item 10	0,59	0,51	0,54	0,32
item 12	0,53	-0,17	-0,04	0,01
item 14	0,52	0,43	0,50	0,42

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