Partner Abuse Scale for Woman: Turkish Adaptation and Exploration of the Relationship with Relationship Satisfaction and Depression

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to adapt the Composite Abuse Scale (CAS), a multidimensional instrument measuring partner violence, into Turkish and to examine its validity and reliability. The research employed a relational survey design and followed standard procedures for scale adaptation. A purposive sampling method, one of the non-probability sampling techniques, was used. Data were collected from three separate sample consisting of female students enrolled at Trakya University. In the criterion-related validity analyses, a significant negative correlation was found between the partner abuse and relationship satisfaction (r = –.70, p < .001), indicating that higher levels of partner violence were associated with lower relationship satisfaction. In addition, a significant positive correlation emerged between the partner abuse and depression levels (r = .58, p < .001), suggesting that higher levels of violence were linked to increased depression. The internal consistency of the scale was high, with a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of .91. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the scale exhibited acceptable model fit indices. Overall, the findings indicate that as experiences of partner violence increase, individuals’ relationship satisfaction decreases, while their depression levels rise. The results support the Turkish form of the Scale a valid and reliable instrument for assessing partner violence.