Do Existing Screening Tools Accurately Reflect Experiences of LGBTQ-Identified Victims of Intimate Partner Violence?
Date
2014-12Author
Leonardelli, Ashley T.
Advisor(s)
Winterrowd, Erin
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The purpose of this study was to assess how relevant existing screening tools are
to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) victims of intimate partner
violence (IPV). Screening tools are surveys medical and mental health professionals
give to their beneficiaries to determine if the person is experiencing some form of
abuse (e.g., emotional or physical). Expert participants decided the relevance of
each screening tool by rating all items on the three most commonly used: Hurt,
Insult, Threaten, Scream; Partner Violence Screen; and Abuse Assessment Screen.
Participants were also asked to evaluate the relevance of new questions, designed
by the principal researcher based on extensive literature reviews. All three tools and
researcher-generated items were rated as "somewhat relevant" to LGBTQ victims with
participants reporting that wording changes and additional questions could improve
the tools' relevance. These results help inform best practices for identifying LGBTQ
survivors of IPV.
Subject
Screening tools
LGBTQ victims
Intimate partner violence
Domestic violence
Domestic abuse
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/72238Citation
Volume IX, December 2014, pp. 37 - 53