Psychometrics properties of the Dating Violence Questionnaire in Peruvian undergraduate students

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Dating Violence Questionnaire (CUVINO) in peruvian university students, in the province of Tacna, Peru. The sample consisted of 500 students from a private university, aged between 18 and 35 years old. The CUVINO and the Scale of Violence Against Women in relationships were applied (VcM). To evaluate the validity evidence based on the internal structure of the instrument, a confirmatory factor analysis was performed, from which, as a result adequate fit indices were obtained for the model of eight related factors (χ2/gl = 4.574, CFI = .961, TLI = .956, SRMR = .054, RMSEA = .085). The internal consistency was calculated and Alpha and Omega were obtained that oscillate between .84 and .91. The Spearman's nonparametric test was used for the convergent validity analysis. The result of the analysis of correlations between the factors of the proposed model and the VcM Scale was that all were positive and statistically significant (p.50) and moderate (rs > .30) magnitude. It is concluded that CUVINO possess adequate psychometric properties for its use in the study sample.