Assessment of Partner Violence: A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners
provides a comprehensive review of assessment information spanning five decades
of research and three types of assessment methods: interview, self-report measures,
and analogue assessment/behavior coding devices. This one-of-a-kind handbook
offers detailed descriptions and critiques of several dozen instruments in an
easy-to-read reference format.
Like its companion book — Assessment
of Family Violence: A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners —
this volume covers target population, equipment needs, format, administration
and scoring guidelines, psychometric analysis, primary and related references,
and scale availability as well as advantages, limitations, and general recommendations.
In addition, the authors provide invaluable contexts by discussing key psychometric
concepts and re
