Argentine Validation of the Predicting Scale for Risk of Serious Intimate Partner Violence (EPV-R-ARG)

In the last decade, there has been a significant increase in the number of cases of intimate partner violence in Argentina and there is a general agreement that an adequate risk evaluation allows taking adequate protection and safety measures for the victims, while preventing revictimization. The ob...

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Autores principales: Torres Barbero, Tomás, Ávalos, Romina Ávalos
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Publicado: Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales y Políticas, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste 2025
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risk assesment
gender violence
victimology
evaluación de riesgo
violencia de género
victimología
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/rcd/article/view/8747
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spelling I48-R154-article-87472025-12-05T12:45:45Z Argentine Validation of the Predicting Scale for Risk of Serious Intimate Partner Violence (EPV-R-ARG) Validación Argentina de la Escala de Predicción del Riesgo de Violencia Grave en la Pareja Revisada (EPV-R-ARG) Torres Barbero, Tomás Ávalos, Romina Ávalos risk assesment gender violence victimology evaluación de riesgo violencia de género victimología In the last decade, there has been a significant increase in the number of cases of intimate partner violence in Argentina and there is a general agreement that an adequate risk evaluation allows taking adequate protection and safety measures for the victims, while preventing revictimization. The objective was to validate the Predictor Scale for Risk of Serious Intimate Partner Violence Revised (EPV-R). The EPV-R was applied to 203 women victims of gender violence who were users of a public assistance center on the Atlantic coast of Argentina. The criterion validity, internal consistency, sensitivity and specificity of the instrument to effectively discriminate cases of severe violence from non-serious cases were determined.  The internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.79), discriminative ability (p=<.001) and sensitivity (84.8%) and specificity (81.1%) can be considered adequate, with a cut-off point of 22 points out of a total of 45. Although analyses of convergent validity with other instruments and a larger sample are needed, the psychometric properties obtained suggest that the scale would be suitable for local use by professionals who assist victims of gender violence for the purpose of planning appropriate preventive interventions and choosing protective measures, especially in cases of high risk. En la última década, se registra en la República Argentina un aumento notable de los casos de violencia en la pareja y existe consenso en torno a que una adecuada valoración del riesgo permite tomar medidas protectivas de resguardo y seguridad para las víctimas, previniendo a la vez la revictimización. El objetivo fue validar la Escala de Predicción del Riesgo de Violencia Grave en la Pareja Revisada (EPV-R). Se aplicó la EPV-R a 203 mujeres víctimas de violencia de género usuarias de un centro de asistencia público en la Costa Atlántica argentina. Se ha determinado la validez de criterio, consistencia interna, sensibilidad y especificidad del instrumento para discriminar eficazmente casos de violencia grave de casos no graves. La consistencia interna (Alfa de Cronbach=0.79), capacidad discriminativa (p=<.001), sensibilidad (84,8%) y especificidad (81,1%) obtenidas pueden considerarse adecuadas, con un punto de corte de 22 puntos sobre un total de 45. Si bien se requerirían análisis de validez convergente con otros instrumentos y una muestra más amplia en población por fuera de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, las propiedades psicométricas obtenidas sugieren que la escala sería adecuada para su utilización local por parte de profesionales que asisten a víctimas de violencia de género, a efectos de la planificación de intervenciones preventivas adecuadas y elección de medidas de protección, fundamentalmente en casos de elevado grado de riesgo. Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales y Políticas, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste 2025-09-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/rcd/article/view/8747 10.30972/rcd.428747 Research Journal of the Faculty of Law and Social and Political Sciences – UNNE; Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025); 1-17 Revista Científica de la Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales y Políticas; Vol. 4 Núm. 2 (2025); 1-17 2953-4232 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/rcd/article/view/8747/8245 Derechos de autor 2025 Tomás Torres Barbero, Romina Ávalos Ávalos https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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topic risk assesment
gender violence
victimology
evaluación de riesgo
violencia de género
victimología
spellingShingle risk assesment
gender violence
victimology
evaluación de riesgo
violencia de género
victimología
Torres Barbero, Tomás
Ávalos, Romina Ávalos
Argentine Validation of the Predicting Scale for Risk of Serious Intimate Partner Violence (EPV-R-ARG)
topic_facet risk assesment
gender violence
victimology
evaluación de riesgo
violencia de género
victimología
author Torres Barbero, Tomás
Ávalos, Romina Ávalos
author_facet Torres Barbero, Tomás
Ávalos, Romina Ávalos
author_sort Torres Barbero, Tomás
title Argentine Validation of the Predicting Scale for Risk of Serious Intimate Partner Violence (EPV-R-ARG)
title_short Argentine Validation of the Predicting Scale for Risk of Serious Intimate Partner Violence (EPV-R-ARG)
title_full Argentine Validation of the Predicting Scale for Risk of Serious Intimate Partner Violence (EPV-R-ARG)
title_fullStr Argentine Validation of the Predicting Scale for Risk of Serious Intimate Partner Violence (EPV-R-ARG)
title_full_unstemmed Argentine Validation of the Predicting Scale for Risk of Serious Intimate Partner Violence (EPV-R-ARG)
title_sort argentine validation of the predicting scale for risk of serious intimate partner violence (epv-r-arg)
description In the last decade, there has been a significant increase in the number of cases of intimate partner violence in Argentina and there is a general agreement that an adequate risk evaluation allows taking adequate protection and safety measures for the victims, while preventing revictimization. The objective was to validate the Predictor Scale for Risk of Serious Intimate Partner Violence Revised (EPV-R). The EPV-R was applied to 203 women victims of gender violence who were users of a public assistance center on the Atlantic coast of Argentina. The criterion validity, internal consistency, sensitivity and specificity of the instrument to effectively discriminate cases of severe violence from non-serious cases were determined.  The internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.79), discriminative ability (p=<.001) and sensitivity (84.8%) and specificity (81.1%) can be considered adequate, with a cut-off point of 22 points out of a total of 45. Although analyses of convergent validity with other instruments and a larger sample are needed, the psychometric properties obtained suggest that the scale would be suitable for local use by professionals who assist victims of gender violence for the purpose of planning appropriate preventive interventions and choosing protective measures, especially in cases of high risk.
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