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Assessment of women's empowerment: An exploratory study to develop a valid and reliable Persian-version tool
Hassan Rafiey1, Mostafa Amini Rarani2, Fardin Alipour3
1a Assistant Professor, Social Welfare Management Research Centre , Department of Social Welfare , University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences , Tehran , Iran . Email address: hassan441015@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Lack of a valid and reliable women's empowerment tool was reported by previous studies in Iran. The authors of this paper, accordingly, intended to fill this gap by developing a valid questionnaire. 600 women in Dezful city, southeast of Iran, took part in the study in 2014-2015. Multistage sampling method was used to recruit the participants. Our exploratory factor analysis revealed that 18 items of the model loaded on 4 factors. Internal consistency of the questionnaire was suitable as Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.77. Considering high validity and shortness of the questionnaire, it can be used as a trustful and comprehensive tool to measure women's empowerment in future studies.