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Domestic Violence Coping Self-Efficacy Measure (DV-CSE)

The Domestic Violence Coping Self-Efficacy Measure (DV-CSE) is a context-sepcific measure of cognitive self-schemas related to abuse recovery to provide targets for clinical intervention.

Developed by:

Charles C. Benight, Alexandra S. Harding-Taylor, Amanda M. Midboe, Robert L. Durham (University of Colorado)

Measure domains:

N/A

Items and subscales:

30 items

Outcomes predicted:

dispositional optimism

active coping

acceptance coping

healthy psychological functioning

Cronbach's alpha:

0.97

Study population(s):

Women recruited through a domestic violence center and safe house who reported experiencing domestic assault in the past 6 months.

Measure validated?:

Y

Citation of original article

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Benight, C. C., Harding-Taylor, A.S., Midboe, A.M., & Durham, R. L. (2004). Development and Psychometric Validation of a Domestic Violence Coping Self-Efficacy Measure (DV-CSE). Journal of Traumatic Stress, 17(6), 505-508.