Dating violence DV is a major public health problem with serious consequences for the young population. However, no tool has been translated, culturally adapted, or validated in the Greek context to assess the prevalence of DV in the Greek population. A cross-cultural adaptation process and cross-sectional study were carried out. There were two phases in the research. First, face validity was assessed after the first phase of translation, which included cross-cultural item adaptation, content validation and expert review of the instrument.
The final sample comprised a total of university students. After exploratory factor analysis was performed, the structure obtained was similar to the original structure. Furthermore, Additionally, the high prevalence makes it necessary to create DV prevention plans and further research, especially among nursing students.
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The results of this research are published in this article. Further information can be obtained from the authors upon reasonable request. Dating violence DV is a type of intimate partner violence that occurs between young dating couples and includes physical violence, sexual violence, physiological aggression, and stalking [ 1 ].
