The Nonviolent Communication Behaviors Scale

Cross-Cultural Validity and Association with Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6448701
AutoresHong Wang Fung (0000-0002-4606-2173, Hong Kong Baptist University, autor de correspondencia), Anson Kai Chun Chau (0000-0002-6665-8425, CUHK Institute of Health Equity, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Guangkuo Yuan (0000-0001-6145-4020, University of South Carolina), Guangzhe Frank Yuan (UNSW Sydney), Caimeng Liu (Leshan Normal University), Stanley Kam Ki Lam (0000-0002-6544-795X, Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, autor de correspondencia)
Año2023
Volumen35
Número1
Páginas88-96
Fecha de publicación2023-12-25
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaResearch on Social Work Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7315 • E-ISSN: 1552-7581
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10497315231221969
OpenAlexW4390235927
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas43

Purpose: This study examined the cross-cultural validity of nonviolent communication (NVC) behaviors as measured using the Nonviolent Communication Behaviors Scale (NVCBS) and explored their potential relationship with post-traumatic stress (PTS). Methods: We analyzed data from two samples (N = 412 Chinese adults and N = 283 English-speaking adults). Results: The best-fitting model of NVCBS was the proposed three-factor model (“self-connection,” “authentic self-expression,” and “empathic listening”), with configural, metric, and scalar invariance established across samples with different languages and sociocultural backgrounds. The NVCBS had satisfactory internal consistency and convergent validity and was negatively associated with PTS. The findings were replicated across the two samples. Discussion: NVC behaviors can be reliably and validly measured using the NVCBS. Given its brevity and measurement invariance across cultures, the NVCBS is a promising tool to facilitate future studies on NVC. Moreover, a lack of NVC behaviors may be a social-behavioral feature associated with PTS

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