The Intimate Partner Violence-Agency, Sexuality, and Reproductive Autonomy (IPV-ASRA) Social Norms Scale is a 5-item measure of the social acceptability of IPV perpetrated against one's wife. The scale focuses on forms of IPV related to a wife's agency, sexuality and reproductive autonomy.
Geographies Tested: Niger
Populations Included: Female, Male
Age Range: Adolescents, Adults
People in your community believe that...
1. A husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she uses a family planning method without informing him.
2. A husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she refuses to have sex with him.
3. If a woman refuses to have sex with her husband when he wants her to, he has the right to use force and have sex with her.
4. A husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she argues with him.
5. A husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she goes out without telling him.
Response Options:
Disagree - 0
Somewhat agree - 1
Agree - 2
The sum of all 5 items is calculated with scores ranging from 0 to 10. Higher scores indicate greater endorsement of IPV.
Boyce, S. C., Minnis, A. M., Deardorff, J., McCoy, S. I., Challa, S., Johns, N., Aliou, S., Brooks, M., Nouhou, A. M., Gochyyev, P., Wilson, M., Baker, H., & Silverman, J. G. (2023). Measuring social norms of intimate partner violence to exert control over wife agency, sexuality, and reproductive autonomy: An item response modelling of the IPV-ASRA scale. Reproductive Health, 20(90), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-023-01632-w
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