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Psicothema, 2010. Vol. Vol. 22 (nº 4). 1054-1060




Escala de Predicción del Riesgo de Violencia Grave contra la pareja —Revisada— (EPV-R)

Enrique Echeburúa, Pedro Javier Amor*, Ismael Loinaz y Paz de Corral

Universidad del País Vasco y * UNED

El estudio describe y revisa las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Predicción del Riesgo de Violencia Grave Contra la Pareja (EPV) con el objetivo de ponderar sus 20 ítems según su capacidad discriminativa y solucionar el problema de las escalas incompletas. Se analizan 450 expedientes de agresores de pareja denunciados a la Ertzaintza. Los casos se han clasificado como de riesgo alto (18,2%), de riesgo moderado (45,8%) o de bajo riesgo (36%) según los puntos de corte propuestos en la escala original. La consistencia interna (alfa de Cronbach= 0,72) y la fiabilidad interjueces (r= 0,73) pueden considerarse aceptables. Los ítems con mayor capacidad discriminativa, calculados mediante la correlación biserial puntual de cada ítem con la puntuación total corregida, son aquellos asociados al contexto de la violencia durante el último mes, al perfil del agresor y a la vulnerabilidad de la víctima. Se propone una escala revisada (EPV-R), con nuevos puntos de corte e indicaciones para valorar el riesgo cuando las escalas están incompletas. La escala parece adecuada para el uso de los profesionales en contacto con las víctimas y es de utilidad en la planificación de medidas de protección. Por último, se analizan las implicaciones de los resultados para futuras investigaciones.

Severe Intimate Partner Violence Risk Prediction Scale-Revised. The aim of this study was to describe the psychometric properties of the Severe Intimate Partner Violence Risk Prediction Scale and to revise it in order to ponderate the 20 items according to their discriminant capacity and to solve the missing item problem. The sample for this study consisted of 450 male batterers who were reported to the police station. The victims were classified as high-risk (18.2%), moderate-risk (45.8%) and low-risk (36%), depending on the cutoff scores in the original scale. Internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha= .72) and interrater reliability (r= .73) were acceptable. The point biserial correlation coefficient between each item and the corrected total score of the 20-item scale was calculated to determine the most discriminative items, which were associated with the context of intimate partner violence in the last month, with the male batterer’s profile and with the victim’s vulnerability. A revised scale (EPV-R) with new cutoff scores and indications on how to deal with the missing items were proposed in accordance with these results. This easy-to-use tool appears to be suitable to the requirements of criminal justice professionals and is intended for use in safety planning. Implications of these results for further research are discussed.

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