RT Article
T1 Validation of the Trauma Bonding Scale for Adults© in Kenya
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 39
IS 9/10
SP 2148
OP 2164
A1 Chenneville, Tiffany
A2 Reid, Joan A. 1961-
A2 Wasilewski, Serena
A2 Adeli, Scholastic
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1885231121
AB Recently validated among a sample of young adults in the United States, the Trauma Bonding Scale for Adults© is a much-needed instrument for assessing trauma bonding, which refers to the emotional attachment that often develops between perpetrators and victims of violent and exploitive crimes and is common among survivors of sex trafficking. To assess its utility with other populations, this study aimed to validate the Trauma Bonding Scale for Adults© with a sample of young adults in Kenya. An anonymous survey containing demographic items, the Trauma Bonding Scale for Adults©, and 12 items from an open-source measure of posttraumatic stress disorder was administered to 538 young adults aged 18 to 29 in Kenya using Qualtrics XM. Findings from an analysis of psychometric properties suggest that the Trauma Bonding Scale for Adults© is a valid and reliable measure of trauma bonding that may be useful in a global context.
K1 Kenya
K1 Human Trafficking
K1 cross-cultural validation
K1 Scale Development
K1 trauma bonding
DO 10.1177/08862605231215015