The Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Emotional Abuse Questionnaire
Objective: Intimate partner emotional abuse is a serious issue that can lead to catastrophic outcomes for victims. Emotional abuse involves psychological tactics to control, manipulate, and degrade a person within an intimate relationship. This research aimed to translate the Emotional Abuse Questi...
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Objective: Intimate partner emotional abuse is a serious issue that can lead to catastrophic outcomes for victims. Emotional abuse involves psychological tactics to control, manipulate, and degrade a person within an intimate relationship. This research aimed to translate the Emotional Abuse Questionnaire (EAQ) developed by Jacobson and Gottman into Persian for use among Iranian university students.
Method: The translation of the 66-item EAQ involved a meticulous forward and backward translation process, linguistic matching, and a pilot review. In this cross-sectional study, 346 university students from Rasht, Iran, completed the EAQ. The mean age of participants was 26.78 ± 8.10 years, with most being female (89.0%). Reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha and test-retest analysis while content and face validity were assessed by a panel of experts. Construct validity was examined through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and internal consistency measures. Divergent validity was assessed by comparing the EAQ with the ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale (EMS).
Results: Impact scores for face validity ranged from 2.33 to 3.92, based on respondents' ratings of frequency and importance. Content validity assessment led to removing four items with a CVR below 0.62, resulting in 62 valid items. The EAQ showed strong internal consistency, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.97, exceeding the acceptable threshold of 0.70. CFA results confirmed the validity of the second-order factor model of the EAQ (χ2/df = 4.34, CFI = 0.95, RMSEA = 0.098, SRMR = 0.077). The EAQ demonstrated a strong correlation with EMS measures, confirming divergent validity.
Conclusion: The Persian version of the EAQ is a reliable instrument for assessing emotional abuse among Iranian university students. Future research should explore the cultural sensitivity of the questionnaire and investigate associations between emotional abuse and other variables of interest, such as mental health outcomes or relationship dynamics. These avenues promise valuable insights into the frequency and effects of emotional abuse across diverse cultural contexts.
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| spelling | doaj-art-0a910cc6475846b1bd8e4b34bedcdf3c2025-08-20T01:47:43ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Psychiatry1735-45872008-22152024-09-0119410.18502/ijps.v19i4.16553The Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Emotional Abuse QuestionnaireKosar Shafiei Rezvani Nejad0Zinat Sadat Mirpour1Mohammad Hassan Novin2Anita Najafi Chenari3Zakiyeh Jafaryparvar4Department of Psychology, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran.Department of Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran.Kavosh Cognitive Behavior Sciences and Addiction Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.Department of Psychology, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, IranKavosh Cognitive Behavior Sciences and Addiction Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Objective: Intimate partner emotional abuse is a serious issue that can lead to catastrophic outcomes for victims. Emotional abuse involves psychological tactics to control, manipulate, and degrade a person within an intimate relationship. This research aimed to translate the Emotional Abuse Questionnaire (EAQ) developed by Jacobson and Gottman into Persian for use among Iranian university students. Method: The translation of the 66-item EAQ involved a meticulous forward and backward translation process, linguistic matching, and a pilot review. In this cross-sectional study, 346 university students from Rasht, Iran, completed the EAQ. The mean age of participants was 26.78 ± 8.10 years, with most being female (89.0%). Reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha and test-retest analysis while content and face validity were assessed by a panel of experts. Construct validity was examined through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and internal consistency measures. Divergent validity was assessed by comparing the EAQ with the ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale (EMS). Results: Impact scores for face validity ranged from 2.33 to 3.92, based on respondents' ratings of frequency and importance. Content validity assessment led to removing four items with a CVR below 0.62, resulting in 62 valid items. The EAQ showed strong internal consistency, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.97, exceeding the acceptable threshold of 0.70. CFA results confirmed the validity of the second-order factor model of the EAQ (χ2/df = 4.34, CFI = 0.95, RMSEA = 0.098, SRMR = 0.077). The EAQ demonstrated a strong correlation with EMS measures, confirming divergent validity. Conclusion: The Persian version of the EAQ is a reliable instrument for assessing emotional abuse among Iranian university students. Future research should explore the cultural sensitivity of the questionnaire and investigate associations between emotional abuse and other variables of interest, such as mental health outcomes or relationship dynamics. These avenues promise valuable insights into the frequency and effects of emotional abuse across diverse cultural contexts. https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/3858Dating ViolenceEmotional AbuseIntimate Partner AbusePsychological AbusePsychometrics |
| spellingShingle | Kosar Shafiei Rezvani Nejad Zinat Sadat Mirpour Mohammad Hassan Novin Anita Najafi Chenari Zakiyeh Jafaryparvar The Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Emotional Abuse Questionnaire Iranian Journal of Psychiatry Dating Violence Emotional Abuse Intimate Partner Abuse Psychological Abuse Psychometrics |
| title | The Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Emotional Abuse Questionnaire |
| title_full | The Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Emotional Abuse Questionnaire |
| title_fullStr | The Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Emotional Abuse Questionnaire |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Emotional Abuse Questionnaire |
| title_short | The Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Emotional Abuse Questionnaire |
| title_sort | psychometric properties of the persian version of emotional abuse questionnaire |
| topic | Dating Violence Emotional Abuse Intimate Partner Abuse Psychological Abuse Psychometrics |
| url | https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/3858 |
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