Psychometric Analyses of Stalking Measures from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
Psychometric Analyses of Stalking Measures from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
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全国亲密伴侣和性暴力调查中跟踪措施的心理测量分析
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2019
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3.8
通讯作者：
Alexander Wang
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作者：
A. Rosay;Bethany L. Backes;Alexander Wang
本研究探讨了心理测量特性的跟踪受害和相关的恐惧为基础的措施，在全国亲密伴侣和性暴力调查（NISVS），以更好地了解这些项目的能力，以产生有效的估计和跨性别群体的比较。这项分析使用了美国疾病控制和预防中心2010年NISVS中9086名女性和7421名男性的数据。描述性，可靠性和维度的统计进行了检查，七项措施的跟踪行为和四个指标的恐惧。每个措施的结构，然后检查使用项目反应理论为基础的方法。结果表明，NISVS的措施是有效的，在捕捉信息的范围广泛的跟踪，受害和恐惧的水平。项目难度确实因性别而异，特别是恐惧指标。有些项目对男子来说比较困难，而有些项目对妇女来说比较困难。最后，差异相互抵消，没有发现有意义的性别差异。这些措施对女性和男性的表现相同。这项研究提供了信心，我们有能力使用NISVS的问题，以估计跨性别群体的流行跟踪。研究结果对选择跟踪行为和测量跟踪的恐惧指标具有重要意义。
This study examined the psychometric properties of stalking victimization and related fear-based measures in the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) to better understand the ability of these items to produce valid estimates and comparisons across gender groups. This analysis used data from 9086 women and 7421 men in the 2010 NISVS conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Descriptive, reliability, and dimensionality statistics were examined for seven measures of stalking behaviors and four indicators of fear. The structure of each measure was then examined using item response theory-based methods. Results showed that the NISVS measures were effective at capturing information for a broad range of stalking victimization and fear levels. Item difficulties did vary by gender, particularly for the fear indicators. Some items were more difficult for men, while others were more difficult for women. In the end, differences canceled each other out, and no meaningful gender differences were found. The measures performed identically for women and men. This study provides confidence in our ability to use the NISVS questions to estimate the prevalence of stalking across gender groups. Results have important implications for selecting stalking behaviors and fear indicators to measure stalking.