Design and validation of an instrument for the study of exposure to violence in adolescent
Keywords:
exposure to adolescent violence, adolescent, cyberviolenceAbstract
Introduction: Violence has become a public health problem worldwide, and Cuba is no exception. There are no studies exploring exposure to violence in adolescents with validated instruments.
Objective: To design and validate an instrument for identifying exposure to violence in adolescents.
Methods: This technology development research involved 130 adolescents from basic secondary education, pre-university, technical and vocational education, and Category 1 and 2 Special behavioral schools. They completed the questionnaire using test-retest mode. Content validity was determined by experts using Moriyama's criteria; construct validity was determined by confirmatory factor analysis; internal consistency was determined by Cronbach's alpha coefficient; and temporal stability was determined by Wilcoxon's signed rank mean comparison test and associated p-value.
Results: A validated instrument was used to study exposure to violence as victims and observers of violence, using the variables: physical violence, psychological violence, sexual violence, economic violence, and violence due to neglect or abandonment in the following settings: home, school, and community. All items met Moriyama's criteria, and the construct structure was justified. The dimensions achieved acceptable to good internal consistency coefficients (0.70 < α < 0.93), and temporal stability was maintained (p > 0.05).
Conclusions: The instrument designed and validated to explore exposure to violence in adolescents met its intended objectives.
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