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The Cyber Aggression In Relationships Scale: A New Multidimensional Measure Of Technology-Based Intimate Partner Aggression, Laura E. Watkins, Rosalita C. Maldonado, David Dilillo
The Cyber Aggression In Relationships Scale: A New Multidimensional Measure Of Technology-Based Intimate Partner Aggression, Laura E. Watkins, Rosalita C. Maldonado, David Dilillo
Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications
The purpose of this study was to develop and provide initial validation for a measure of adult cyber intimate partner aggression (IPA): the Cyber Aggression in Relationships Scale (CARS). Drawing on recent conceptual models of cyber IPA, items from previous research exploring general cyber aggression and cyber IPA were modified and new items were generated for inclusion in the CARS. Two samples of adults 18 years or older were recruited online. We used item factor analysis to test the factor structure, model fit, and invariance of the measure structure across women and men. Results confirmed that three-factor models for both …