Abstract

This study aimed to validate the Korean version of the Multidimensional Measure of Emotional Abuse-Short Form (MMEA-SF; Maldonado et al., 2020) for unmarried Korean adults in heterosexual relationships. To this end, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (N=281 and N=340, respectively) were conducted, resulting in a three-factor structure comprising 14 items: Restrictive Engulfment, Hostile Aggression, and Hostile Withdrawal. Analysis of reliability and criterion and incremental validity indicated that The Korean version of the MMEA-SF (K-MMEA-SF) is a reliable and valid scale to measure psychological dating violence among unmarried Korean adults. The K-MMEA-SF can be utilized as an effective tool to assess various aspects of psychological dating violence, and is expected to contribute to academic development in the field.