Intimacy PUA Victimization Scale – Chinese Version

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Description

PUA (Pick-Up Artist) initially entered China as a subculture of dating techniques circulating online, providing learning materials for those in need. However, its concept and connotation have significantly changed; PUA has now become synonymous with “psychological control” and “emotional abuse,” and is recognized by the majority.

Authors and Contact Email

Liu Binzhi and He Binbin (2020) categorize PUA into “良性” (benign) and “不良” (harmful), while Zheng Han (2020) views PUA as a new manifestation of intimate partner violence, and Li Tiezhen (2020) considers it a form of coercive control within intimate relationships. Meng Liyan (2020) elaborates on how male PUAs attract women through constructed personas.

Purpose

The purpose of PUA is to enhance personal development without harm in the benign category, whereas the harmful type poses significant risks.

Test Year

Information not available

Administration Method and Scoring

The Intimacy PUA Victimization Scale (亲密关系 PUA 受害量表) consists of items related to potential incidents one might experience with their partner. Respondents reflect on their current or most recent intimate relationship and choose from a scale where 1 represents “从不” (never) and 5 represents “总是” (always).

Reliability and Validity

The total scale Cronbach’s α coefficient is 0.925, with three dimensions showing the following coefficients: 权力操纵 (power manipulation) – 0.833, 情感勒索 (emotional blackmail) – 0.875, and 价值否定 (value negation) – 0.819.

Factors and Subscales

1. 权力操纵 (Power Manipulation)
2. 情感勒索 (Emotional Blackmail)
3. 价值否定 (Value Negation)

Keywords

PUA, Intimate Partner Violence, Psychological Control, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation Techniques

Items in Chinese

1. 我必须随时向他/她报备行程。
2. 没有他/她的允许，我不能和别人出去玩。
3. 我没有按照他/她的意愿行动时，他/她向我发怒。
4. 我必须服从他/她制定的规则。
5. 他/她用分手的方式来威胁我妥协。
6. 我必须为了他/她取消自己原本的活动安排。
7. 他/她强调他/她因为我而承受痛苦。
8. 为了得到他/她想要的，他/她会通过不理我来逼我答应。
9. 他指责我没有付出行动来证明我对他/她的感情。
10. 他/她指责我让他/她很没有安全感。
11. 他/她通过使我感到愧疚，来得到他/她想要的。
12. 他/她贬低我的身材和外貌。
13. 他/她贬低我的能力和成就。
14. 他/她使我感到自我厌恶。
15. 他/她使我感到自卑。

Items in English

1. I must report my travel plans to him/her at all times.
2. I cannot go out with others without his/her permission.
3. He/she gets angry at me when I don’t act according to his/her wishes.
4. I must obey the rules set by him/her.
5. He/she threatens me with breakup to compromise.
6. I must cancel my original plans for him/her.
7. He/she emphasizes that he/she suffers because of me.
8. To get what he/she wants, he/she will ignore me to pressure me into agreement.
9. He/she accuses me of not taking action to prove my feelings for him/her.
10. He/she accuses me of making him/her feel insecure.
11. He/she gets what he/she wants by making me feel guilty.
12. He/she belittles my body and appearance.
13. He/she belittles my abilities and achievements.
14. He/she makes me feel self-loathing.
15. He/she makes me feel inferior.

References

Liu Binzhi and He Binbin (2020), Zheng Han (2020), Li Tiezhen (2020), Meng Liyan (2020), Wang Lu.
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