Measures
Two ad hoc instruments were created because of the lack of scales
focused on the aim of this study. The published questionnaires we
consulted had focused on perpetration or victimization, but not both.
Thus, the first instrument assessed abusive behavior (experienced and
perpetrated) based on previously validated questionnaires (i.e., CUVINO,
CTS). The resulting instrument was composed of twenty dichotomous items
concerning the experience and perpetration of physical, psychological,
and relational violence.
To examine the acceptance of the myths of romantic love in adolescents,
a second scale was created. Previous questionnaires were aimed at
assessing biased ideas from a cognitive-behavioral perspective that were
incompatible with the aims of this study. The resulting scale was
composed of 25 dichotomous items (true/false) about the most reported
myths in the literature. Two independent researchers analyzed each item
for classification within five categories: jealousy, emotional
dependency, exclusivity, self-sacrifice (i.e., prioritizing the needs of
the significant other and sacrifice of personal space), and sexist
beliefs. The instruments used in this study can be requested from the
authors.