The Coercive Control survey is an ecologically and statistically valid measure of nonviolent coercive control in relationships involving interpersonal violence.
Developed by:
Mary Ann Dutton, Lisa Goodman, R. James Schmidt
Measure domains:
Demands
Coercion
Surveillance
Coercion
Surveillance
Items and subscales:
92 items
3 scales
Demands- 48 items, 9 subscales
Coercion- 31 items, 3 subscales
Surveillance- 13 items
Two separate sets of items for By Partner and By Respondent
3 scales
Demands- 48 items, 9 subscales
Coercion- 31 items, 3 subscales
Surveillance- 13 items
Two separate sets of items for By Partner and By Respondent
Outcomes predicted:
Levels of Interpersonal violence
Cronbach's alpha:
0.86
Study population(s):
Men and women 18 and older from the metropolitan Washington, DC and Boston areas who were involved in an intimate partner relationship within the past 12 months.
Additional information:
Predictive validity assessed using measures of PTSD, depression, IPV threat appraisal, and fear.
Measure validated?:
Y
Link(s) to Validation Study and/or Measure:
Citation of original article
Get citationDutton et al. (2005). Development and validation of a coercive control measure for intimate partner violence:final technical report.U.S. Department of Justice.