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Universitas Psychologica

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VILLAFANE SANTIAGO, Ángel A; JIMENEZ CHAFEY, María I; DE JESUS CARRASQUILLO, Damaris  and  VAZQUEZ RAMOS, Robinson A. Construction and validation of Experiences Questionnaire on Violence in Couple and Family Relations in University Students. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.1, pp.207-215. ISSN 1657-9267.

This study describes the process of developing the Experiences of Violence in Couple and Family Relationships in University Students Questionnaire, its psychometric properties and the results of the pilot study. The research design used for this study was a nonexperimental, transversal co relational design. The nonrandomized sample consisted of 267 students. The final version of the questionnaire consisted of 41 items and four sub-scales which measured experiences with violence in a relationship as an Aggressor and as a Victim, Observed between the Parents and in the Parent-child relationship as a victim. The total scale and the subscales obtained adequate reliability indexes. On average, the sample reported ten experiences with violence in different contexts. The results of this study contribute data on the prevalence of violence in college students' romantic and family relationships which in turn, provide valuable information for planning prevention and early intervention efforts with this population.

Keywords : Violence; couples; university students; family; questionnaire; Family psychology; psychometric; tests; transversal co-relational research; descriptive study.

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