Digital dating abuse measures: A critical review

Abstract

Digital dating abuse is an emerging form of dating violence thought to have serious health effects on young people. In order to fully understand the nature and magnitude of the problem, a clear understanding of the measured construct, and robust measurement instruments are required. To date, a synthesis of available survey instruments and their quality has not been published, despite the existence of several instruments measuring digital dating abuse in young people's relationships. This paper describes existing instruments and their characteristics. A review of the literature from 1990 to 2016 revealed at least 17 different terms representing the digital dating abuse construct, 22 instrumen..