Harassment and Control by Electronic Tools (HCE-2) is a 2-item measure of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the form of perceptions of harassment and control via means such as calls, texts and emails. This tool was validated among a group of young adult females in Spain who had a partner or contact with a former partner of the opposite sex within the past year.
Geographies Tested: Spain
Populations Included: Female
Age Range: Adults
1. Have you felt harassed/overwhelmed by text messages or emails that he sends/has sent you?
2. Have you felt overwhelmed because he controlled calls or messages on your cell phone or email?
Response Options:
Never - 0
Rarely - 0
Sometimes - 1
Often - 1
Constantly/always/systematically - 1
Item scores are summed. A positive case of cyber harassment is a score of 1 or greater.
Garcia, L. H., Castaneda, M. P., Lozano, L. L., Alcaide, M. P., Gavin, M. O., & Grande, A. G. (2021). Validation of a cyberbullying questionnaire as a screening tool for other forms of intimate-partner violence towards young women. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1639. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11646-3
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