Introduction: In this study, we aimed to investigate the validity and
reliability of the Sexual Coercion in Intimate Relationships Scale in the
Turkish population.
Methods: 353 women, aged 18-65 were included in the study. In
addition to the 34 questions in the original scale, 8 questions from other
scales in the literature were added, which were not included in the scale.
Sociodemographic Data Form, World Health Organisation Women’s
Violence Against Partner Questionnaire, The Severity of Violence Against
Women Scale, Sexual Experiences Survey-Short Form Victimization, and
Relationship Stability Scale were also applied to the participants.
Results: 3 items were removed due to low factor load values in the
analyses performed with the Varimax rotation method. The values
obtained as a result of exploratory factor analysis made over 39 items
were 21.718%, 24.424%, and 12.901%, respectively. This explained
53.88% of the total variance. The value of the scale was determined in
high-level reliability (Cronbach’s alpha:0.96). Subdomains were similar to
the original survey. Its correlation with other scales showed a significant
and strong relationship.
Conclusion: In our study, the necessary analyses for the quality of the
measurement tool were applied and this scale is found psychometrically
reliable and valid. This scale can evaluate all partner sexual violence such
as subtle and physical force types and its frequency.
Keywords: Intimate partner violence, women, validity, reliability