General Violence Questionnaire – Friend

The General Violence Questionnaire is a 47-item instrument (Holtzworth-Munroe, Meehan, Stuart, Herron, & Rehman, 2000) assesses the presence of violence in social interactions with romantic partners, same-gender friends, opposite-gender friends, adult family members, acquaintances at work place, strangers and other acquaintances as being reported by a nominated friend.

Abstract: The Friend General Violence Questionnaire is a 47-item instrument designed to establish the Target Child’s presence of violence in social interactions, as reported by a friend. This measure was first added to the Fast Track Protocol in study year 19. The questionnaire asks a friend of the original Fast Track respondent about social interaction with romantic partners, same-gender friends, opposite-gender friends, adult family members, acquaintances at work place, and strangers and other acquaintances not included in the previous list. The questionnaire then measures frequencies of occurrence of violent acts (6 items). The user is encouraged to test association between items and sample group. Also the user is encouraged to test for differences in means for variables measuring the total number of social relationships.

Who Completed this Measure?: Peer/Friend

Cohort 1 - Administrative History

  • Year 19 | age 24-25

Cohort 2 - Administrative History

  • Year 19 | age 24-25

Cohort 3 - Administrative History

  • Year 19 | age 24-25

Technical Reports:

Raw Dataset Name: FyB

Scored Dataset Name: FGVySFc

Keywords:
friend, peer, romantic partner, , , violence in social interactions, violent acts

Is this Measure Available for Public Use?: No

Obtain Measure:

Amy Holtzworth-Munroe
Department of Psychology
Indiana University
1101 East 10th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405-7007
Email: holtzwor@indiana.edu