Instrument details

Instrument Title

PVI: Partner Violence Interview

Source Article

Boris, N. W., Heller, S. S., Sheperd, T., & Zeanah, C. H. (2002). Partner violence among homeless young adults: Measurement issues and associations. Journal of Adolescent Health, 30(5), 355-363.

Response Options

0 = not ever having experienced or engaged in the item listed
1 = having experienced or engaged in the item listed

Survey Items

Did something or said something to anger you
Sulked or refused to talk about something you wanted to talk about
Stomped out of the room, house or yard
Insulted you or swore at you
Interrupted your eating or sleeping
Said that you could not leave or see certain people
Verbally pressured you to have sex
Made threats to leave the relationship
Made non-violent threats to withhold money, take away children, have an affair, etc.
Withheld sex from you
Screamed or yelled
Smashed, kicked, or hit an object
Threatened to hit you or throw something at you
Pushed, carried, restrained, grabbed, or shoved you
Slapped or spanked you
Drove recklessly to scare you
Burned you
Through object at you
Kicked or hit you with a fist
Threw you bodily
Physically forced sex on you
Hit you or tried to hit you with something
Beat you up (hit you multiple times)
Choked or strangled you
Threatened you with a knife or gun
Used a knife or gun on you

Internal Reliability

Current partner scale: 0.91-0.95; Ex-partner scale: 0.89-0.92; Toward partner scale: 0.83

Validity

Convergent Validity

Google Scholar

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Terms Of Use

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