Psychometric properties of the Dating Abuse Questionnaire in a sample of Mexican female students of middle and higher level

The aim of the study was to modify and adapt the questionnaire Dating Abuse Italy-Mexico binational version (CMN) to a sample of female students of middle and higher level, from the Federal District and the State of Mexico. Cross-sectional study. 2157 students participated, aged between 14 and 33 years old. The reagents were analyzed using item-scale method, and was applied a confirmatory factor analysis. The CMN showed an internal consistency of α= 0.95, the Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the five theoretical areas planned with satisfactory fit indices. The psychometric characteristics of this version of CMN are adequate to reliably assess abuse in dating.