Abstract

PINTO JUNIOR, Antonio Augusto; DE LA PLATA CURY TARDIVO, Leila Salomão  and  CASSEPP-BORGES, Vicente. The children’s exposure to domestic violence scale in Brazil: adaptation and validity. Subj. procesos cogn. [online]. 2017, vol.21, n.1, pp.105-121. ISSN 1852-7310.

The article presents a Brazilian investigation using the Children’s Exposure to Domestic Violence Scale, created by Edleson, Johnson and Shin (2007), in order to evaluate experiences of victims witnessing violence within the family. Accomplishments include: translation, reverse translation, semantic equivalence, and analysis by professionals. We present studies of construct and criteria validity in the scale applied to 454 participants of both sexes, between 10 and 16 years old, divided into two groups: one with 204 victims of domestic violence (clinical group) and another one with 250 individuals in a control group. Comparisons were made with the Mann-Whitney U-test and t student statistic tests. The validity of the instrument in Brazil was evidenced. The need for practical interventions with the victims is yet discussed and the scale is presented as a scientific contribution in the field of psychological evaluation.

Keywords : Domestic violence; Children; Adolescents; Validity.

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