Table 2: Rotated factor loadings for Domestic violence Healthcare Providers survey scales restricted to 6 factors.
| Components | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Role Resistance/Fear of offending the Patients | ||||||
| I am afraid of offending patients if I ask about their abusive behavior | 0.62 | -0.04 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.08 | -0.04 |
| I am afraid of offending the patient if I ask about DV | 0.69 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.00 | -0.10 | -0.24 |
| Asking patients about DV is an invasion of their privacy | 0.78 | 0.08 | 0.16 | -0.12 | 0.06 | -0.07 |
| It is demeaning to patients to question them about abuse | 0.72 | 0.18 | 0.20 | -0.03 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| If I ask non-abused patients about DV, they will get very angry | 0.34 | 0.13 | 0.11 | -0.04 | 0.01 | -0.05 |
| It is not my place to interfere with how a couple chooses to resolve conflicts | 0.57 | 0.04 | 0.10 | -0.10 | -0.13 | 0.07 |
| When challenged, batterers frequently direct their anger toward health care providers | 0.49 | -0.13 | 0.34 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.22 |
| If patients do not reveal abuse to me, then they feel it is none of my business | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.07 | -0.08 | -0.04 | -0.22 |
| Blame Victim | ||||||
| A victim must be getting something out of the abusive relationship, or else he/she would leave. | 0.11 | 0.68 | -0.06 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| People are only victims if they choose to be. | 0.06 | 0.45 | 0.18 | 0.18 | -0.10 | 0.07 |
| When it comes to domestic violence victimization, it usually “takes two to tango.” | 0.00 | 0.66 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| I have patients whose personalities cause them to be abused. | 0.02 | 0.59 | 0.26 | 0.02 | -0.11 | 0.15 |
| Women who choose to step out of traditional roles are a major cause of DV. | -0.06 | 0.74 | 0.14 | -0.00 | 0.03 | -0.08 |
| The victim’s passive-dependent personality often leads to abuse. | 0.17 | 0.46 | 0.14 | 0.20 | -0.04 | 0.08 |
| The victim has often done something to bring about violence in the relationship | 0.17 | 0.62 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.34 | -0.18 |
| Victim safety | ||||||
| I think that investigating the underlying cause of a patient’s injury is not part of medical care | 0.21 | 0.02 | 0.42 | -0.04 | -0.15 | 0.11 |
| I feel it is best to avoid dealing with the batterer out of fear and concern for the victim’s safety | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.71 | -0.05 | 0.14 | -0.04 |
| There is no way to ask batterers about their behaviors without putting the victims in more danger | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.81 | -0.03 | -0.01 | 0.01 |
| I am afraid if I talk to the batterer, I will increase risk for the victim | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.05 |
| I have ready access to information detailing management of DV | 0.13 | 0.26 | 0.46 | 0.37 | 0.06 | 0.23 |
| Perceived Self-efficacy | ||||||
| There are strategies I can use to encourage batterers to seek help. | -0.09 | 0.09 | -0.21 | 0.74 | 0.11 | 0.26 |
| There are strategies I can use to help victims of DV change their situation. | 0.03 | 0.12 | -0.06 | 0.79 | 0.28 | 0.05 |
| I feel confident that I can make appropriate referrals for batterers. | -0.07 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.64 | 0.39 | 0.01 |
| I feel confident that I can make the appropriate referrals for abused patients. | -0.27 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.59 | 0.12 | 0.05 |
| There’re ways I can ask batterers about their behavior that will minimize risk to the potential victim | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.49 | -0.01 | 0.42 |
| I don’t have the time to ask about DV in my practice | 0.03 | 0.07 | -0.00 | -0.08 | -0.12 | -0.15 |
| System support | ||||||
| I have ready access to medical social workers or community advocates to assist in the management of DV. | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.72 | 0.08 |
| I feel that medical social work personnel can help manage DV patients. | -0.07 | 0.08 | -0.07 | 0.31 | 0.50 | 0.36 |
| I have ready access to mental health services should our patients need referrals. | -0.01 | 0.06 | -0.11 | 0.16 | 0.72 | 0.12 |
| I feel that the mental health services at my clinic or agency can meet the needs to DV victims in cases where they are needed. | -0.04 | -0.01 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.67 | 0.22 |
| Provider safety | ||||||
| I feel there are ways of asking about battering behavior without placing myself at risk | -0.02 | -0.07 | -0.02 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.69 |
| I feel I can effectively discuss issues of battering and abuse with a battering patient | -0.16 | 0.05 | -0.03 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.77 |
| I feel I can discuss issues of battering and abuse with a battering patient without further endangering the victim | 0.06 | 0.22 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.20 | 0.70 |
| I am reluctant to ask batterers about their abusive behavior out of concern for my personal safety. | 0.33 | -0.02 | 0.33 | -0.00 | 0.23 | -0.13 |
| There is not enough security at my work place to safely permit discussion of DV with batterers | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| Eigenvalues | 5.98 | 5.06 | 2.22 | 1.88 | 1.67 | 1.51 |
| % of Variance | 17.09 | 14.47 | 6.35 | 5.37 | 4.77 | 4.31 |
Note: Factors loading over 0.30 appear in bold. The extraction method used was Principal component Analysis and rotation method: Varimax rotation with Kaiser Normalization (eigenvalues >1).