Social abuse represents a distinct form of intimate partner violence characterized by intentional violations of a victim’s social rights and inherent need to belong. This is achieved by tactics such as severing, interfering with, and surveilling the victim’s social connections as well as limiting their social participation. Such abuse often results in victims experiencing social isolation, potentially causing adverse mental health outcomes and failure to seek help. This study aimed to develop and validate the Social Abuse Scale (SAS) to measure social abuse in intimate partner relationships. After generating the preliminary items, content validity testing was performed. Ten international experts reviewed the items and assessed their relevance. Additionally, 17 interview participants assessed the items for clarity and ease of response. Thereafter, the SAS was administered to 251 individuals, either currently in or who had an intimate relationship in the previous year. The final SAS comprised 30 items unified under a single-factor structure, which accounted for approximately 69.77% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the model’s satisfactory fit. The instrument showed excellent internal consistency, as evidenced by Cronbach’s alpha and a McDonald’s omega value of .986. The SAS can be employed to investigate the prevalence of social abuse, its underlying mechanisms, and its impacts, and it can also assist in further development and evaluation of programs aimed at its prevention.

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开发和初步验证衡量亲密伴侣关系中社交虐待的量表


社交虐待是亲密伴侣暴力的一种独特形式，其特征是故意侵犯受害者的社会权利和内在的归属感需求。这是通过切断、干扰和监视受害者的社会关系以及限制他们的社会参与等策略来实现的。这种虐待通常会导致受害者经历社会孤立，可能导致不良的心理健康结果和无法寻求帮助。本研究旨在开发和验证社交虐待量表 （SAS） 以衡量亲密伴侣关系中的社交虐待。生成初步项目后，执行内容有效性测试。10 名国际专家审查了这些项目并评估了它们的相关性。此外，17 名访谈参与者评估了这些项目的清晰度和易于回答性。此后，对 251 名目前或前一年有亲密关系的人进行了 SAS 治疗。最终的 SAS 由统一在单因素结构下的 30 个项目组成，约占总方差的 69.77%。验证性因子分析证实了该模型的拟合效果令人满意。该仪器显示出出色的内部一致性，Cronbach 的 alpha 和 McDonald's 的 omega 值为 .986 证明了这一点。SAS 可用于调查社交虐待的普遍性、其潜在机制及其影响，还可以协助进一步制定和评估旨在预防其的计划。