Short version of the Multidimensional Scale of Dating Violence (MSDV 2.0) in Spanish‐language: Instrument development and psychometric evaluation

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Aims:To develop and psychometrically test the short version of the Multidimensional Scale of Dating Violence (MSDV 2.0) in Spanish-language to detect violence perpetrated and suffered in dating relationships. Design: A psychometric instrument development and validation study.Methods: A two-phase approach was used: Phase (1) the items of the original instrument were revised and new items related to online violence and sexual violence were incorporated. Content validation by a Delphi panel with 25 psychometric and dating violence experts were performed. Next, a face validity was performed in 32 students followed by a pilot study in another 74 participants. Phase (2) Psychometric validation, the instrument was tested in a sample of 1091 university students, analysing the psychometric properties based on construct validity and internal consistency. The study was conducted from September to November 2020 in the context of the Andalusian Public University System. Results:In phase (1) 42 items for each subscale (perpetration, victimization) were accepted by the Delphi panel, and acceptable values were obtained for the criteria of clarity, coherence, and relevance. In phase (2) the MSDV 2.0 showed acceptable psychometric properties. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a five-dimensional structure with 18 items for each subscale with excellent fit rates. Reliability analysis indicated adequate internal consistency (α = .879-.802) and correlations with the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (ρ = .418-.225) and the self-perceived health item (ρ = .380-.179), providing evidence of its convergent validity. Cut-off points were also calculated for each dimension, with their corresponding sensitivity and specificity, indicating to be a good instrument for detecting possible cases of dating violence. Conclusion:The MSDV 2.0 is the only short instrument published to date that measures the dating violence suffered and perpetrated taking into account all its | 1611 GARCÍA-CARPINTERO-MUÑOZ et al.

Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Multidimensional Scale of Dating Violence 2.0 in Young University Students

“…In reference to the factor structure, our results confirm that five factors underlie dating violence, as in the original version [40]. This suggests that the Portuguese version of MSDV 2.0 is a five-dimensional measure of dating violence, reiterating the intercultural applications of the instrument.…”

“…Purposely passing by places where the other person is usually (home, work, bars, parties, etc., and 12. Physically assaulting someone you know) [40]. The dimensions that showed the highest prevalence in our study were cyberbullying (63.93%), followed by psycho-emotional violence (57.46%), control and surveillance (46.02%), sexual violence (20.28%), and finally physical violence (5.55%).…”

“…The Spanish version of MSDV 2.0 (victimisation) contains 18 items that measure five dimensions of violence (cyberbullying, control and surveillance, psycho-emotional, physical, and sexual). It has shown good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha: 0.703 to 0.828), convergent validity, and adequate adjustment indices in confirmatory factor analysis [40]. The detection of dating violence should be a priority issue in health services, since violence negatively affects physical, mental, and sexual health, where women have higher incidence rates [41].…”

“…Consequently, over the past decade, various instruments have been developed and published. These instruments encompass several dimensions, including the Dating Violence Questionnaire (DVQ) [32], Violence in Adolescents' Dating Relationships Inventory (VADRI) [33], Measure of Adolescent Relationship Harassment and Abuse (MARSHA) [34], Teen Dating Violence: Victimisation and Perpetration Scale (TDV-VP Scale) [35], Dating Violence Questionnaire-R (DVQ-R) [36], Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory Short Form (CADRI-S) [37], the Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS) in its different versions, modified (CTS-M) [38] or revised (CTS-2) [39], Multidimensional Dating Violence Scale (MSDV) [12], and Multidimensional Dating Violence Scale 2.0 (MSDV 2.0) [40].…”

Violencia en el noviazgo en estudiantes universitarios: validación de la escala DVQ-VP en Bolivia

“…Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a phenomenon that is claiming more and more victims, while studies show that the relationship patterns of the members of the couple already appear during dating relationships, constituting a risk factor for suffering IPV (Amor et al, 2001;García et al, 2018;García-Carpintero-Muñoz et al, 2022;Gutiérrez et al, 2022;Rubio-Garay et al, 2012;Yanez-Peñúñuri et al, 2019). The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO, 2021) reports that one in three women have experienced or are experiencing physical or sexual violence from their partner or ex-partner and that three out of every five murders of women are committed by their partner.…”