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Psychometric Test Review of the Abusive Behaviour Inventory (ABI)

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  • Rebecca Heron

    (College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Houston-Victoria at Katy, Katy, TX 77449, USA)

  • Gracie McAndrew

    (College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Houston-Victoria, Victoria, TX 77901, USA)

  • Karen Parsonson

    (College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Houston-Victoria, Victoria, TX 77901, USA)

  • Kevin Browne

    (Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK)

Abstract

This paper examines the Abusive Behaviour Inventory (ABI), which is regarded as an efficient self-report measure with demonstrated high reliability and validity. This examination aims to determine the tool’s effectiveness when screening for victims of domestic violence and present recommendations for how the device may be improved. Within this critique, the ABI is analysed through a literature review and the exploration of the tool’s development. A detailed overview of the ABI is included, and its reliability and validity are critically reviewed. Findings from the research base of this tool are presented and also discussed. While the ABI is regarded as an efficient self-report measure which has been demonstrated to have both high reliability and validity, after evaluation, implementing a structured professional judgement (SPJ) approach is recommended. This would expand the tool’s utility to include risk and safety assessment. In addition, methods and considerations for including LGBTQ relationships are introduced. Finally, implications for the ABI’s use in informing batterer intervention programs are highlighted. It is concluded that more research is warranted to continue increasing the ABI’s applicability to different intimate relationship archetypes and populations.

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  • Rebecca Heron & Gracie McAndrew & Karen Parsonson & Kevin Browne, 2023. "Psychometric Test Review of the Abusive Behaviour Inventory (ABI)," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-14, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:12:y:2023:i:7:p:400-:d:1190428
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    1. Clare Cannon & Katie Lauve-Moon & Fred Buttell, 2015. "Re-Theorizing Intimate Partner Violence through Post-Structural Feminism, Queer Theory, and the Sociology of Gender," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 4(3), pages 1-20, September.
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