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[Severe intimate partner violence risk prediction scale-revised].

Enrique Echeburúa¹, Pedro Javier Amor, Ismael Loinaz

¹Universidad del País Vasco, Facultad de Psicología, San Sebastián, Spain. enrique.echeburua@ehu.es

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This study revised the Severe Intimate Partner Violence Risk Prediction Scale for improved accuracy in assessing intimate partner violence risk. The updated scale (EPV-R) helps criminal justice professionals in safety planning.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Criminology
Sociology

Context:

Intimate partner violence (IPV) poses significant risks to victims.
Accurate risk assessment tools are crucial for effective intervention and safety planning.
Existing scales may require refinement to enhance their predictive and discriminative capabilities.

Purpose:

To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Severe Intimate Partner Violence Risk Prediction Scale.
To revise the scale by optimizing item weighting based on discriminant capacity.
To address challenges related to missing items in the original scale.

Summary:

The study involved 450 male batterers, classifying victims into high, moderate, and low-risk categories.
Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=.72) and interrater reliability (r=.73) were found to be acceptable.
A revised scale (EPV-R) was developed with new cutoff scores and strategies for handling missing items, focusing on discriminative items related to recent violence, batterer profile, and victim vulnerability.

Impact:

The revised EPV-R scale offers an easy-to-use tool for criminal justice professionals.
It is suitable for use in safety planning for intimate partner violence victims.
Findings inform future research on IPV risk assessment and intervention strategies.