Using the Woman Abuse Screening Tool to Screen for and Assess Dating Violence in College Students. (July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wong, Janet Yuen-Ha; Fong, Daniel Yee-Tak; Yau, Jessie Ho-Yin; Choi, Edmond Pui-Hang; Choi, Anna Wai-Man; Brown, Judith Belle
• Is Part Of: Violence against women. Volume 24:Number 9(2018)
• Page Start: 1039
• Page End: 1051
• Publication Date: 2018-07
• Subjects: dating violence -- screening -- Chinese; Abused women -- Periodicals; Women -- Crimes against -- Periodicals; Violent crimes -- Periodicals; Femmes victimes de violence -- Périodiques; Femmes, Crimes contre les -- Périodiques; Crimes violents -- Périodiques; 362.8292
• DOI: 10.1177/1077801217731542
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8012

Abstract

The study aimed to evaluate the measurement properties of the Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) in Chinese college students. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Hong Kong. A cutoff score of 10 was found to be able to discriminate between abused and nonabused Chinese young adults. The total score was significantly correlated with total scores for anxiety and depression on the Chinese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Two-factor structure of the WAST was supported by exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The Chinese WAST was found to be valid in screening for and assessing intimate partner violence.