Using the Woman Abuse Screening Tool to Screen for and Assess Dating Violence in College Students

Violence Against Women. 2018 Jul;24(9):1039-1051. doi: 10.1177/1077801217731542. Epub 2017 Oct 30.

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.

Keywords: Chinese; dating violence; screening.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Area Under Curve
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Hong Kong
  • Humans
  • Intimate Partner Violence / psychology*
  • Intimate Partner Violence / statistics & numerical data
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / methods*
  • Mass Screening / standards
  • Mass Screening / statistics & numerical data
  • Psychometrics / instrumentation
  • Psychometrics / methods
  • Psychometrics / statistics & numerical data
  • ROC Curve
  • Students / psychology*
  • Students / statistics & numerical data
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Universities / organization & administration
  • Universities / statistics & numerical data
  • Young Adult