title: Development and validation of the Family Law DOORS.
abstract: When former spouses experience distress and dispute following separation, risks to well-being and to safety are heightened for all family members. Reliable family-wide risk screening is essential. The Family Law DOORS (Detection of Overall Risk Screen) is a 3-part screening framework to assist identification, evaluation, and response to safety and well-being risks in separated families. Uniquely, the Family Law DOORS screens for victimization and perpetration risks and appraises infant and child developmental risk. The Family Law DOORS self-report screening tool is the subject of this report. Internal scale reliability and concurrent and external criterion validity for the Family Law DOORS were estimated with a community sample of 660 separated parents, including 181 mother-father pairs. Overall psychometric properties are strong and demonstrate good potential for the Family Law DOORS to support early risk detection for separating families. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Jennifer E
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4709-5003
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: McIntosh
authors.affiliation: College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University.
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.affiliation: Relationships Australia.
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D058445:Bullying / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology*; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D057566:Self Report; D055815:Young Adult