Table 4 Item total and item scale correlations for the Scale of Economic Abuse (SEA) for urban women.

From: Women’s abuse experiences in Jordan: A comparative study using rural and urban classifications

Economic control	Control	Exploit.	SEA	Psy.	Emo.	Phy.	Har.	Total
1. Steals the car keys or takes them, so you cannot look for a job or attend a job interview	0.598^**	0.535^**	0.582^**	0.496^**	0.496^**	0.487^**	0.493^**	0.558^**
2. Does things to keep you from going to work	0.810^**	0.738^**	0.801^**	0.721^**	0.721^**	0.743^**	0.621^**	0.782^**
3. Beats you if you say you needed to go to work	0.831^**	0.802^**	0.847^**	0.736^**	0.736^**	0.719^**	0.613^**	0.789^**
4. Threatens you to make you leave your work	0.837^**	0.748^**	0.818^**	0.722^**	0.722^**	0.802^**	0.633^**	0.795^**
5. Demands that you quit your job	0.775^**	0.701^**	0.780^**	0.699^**	0.699^**	0.743^**	0.660^**	0.778^**
6. Does things to keep you from having money of your own.	0.735^**	0.715^**	0.757^**	0.651^**	0.651^**	0.617^**	0.527^**	0.689^**
7. Takes your paycheque, financial aid cheque, tax refund cheque, disability payment, or other support payments from you	0.858^**	0.804^**	0.855^**	0.724^**	0.724^**	0.831^**	0.636^**	0.808^**
8. Decides how you spend money rather than letting you spend it how you see fit	0.763^**	0.623^**	0.703^**	0.593^**	0.593^**	0.617^**	0.458^**	0.618^**
9. Demands to know how money was spent	0.733^**	0.572^**	0.664^**	0.543^**	0.543^**	0.594^**	0.425^**	0.578^**
10. Demands that you give him receipts and/or change when you spend money	0.828^**	0.767^**	0.820^**	0.723^**	0.723^**	0.721^**	0.614^**	0.776^**
11. Keeps you from having the money you need to buy food, clothes, or other necessities	0.846^**	0.823^**	0.857^**	0.749^**	0.749^**	0.742^**	0.654^**	0.805^**
12. Hides money so that you cannot find it	0.782^**	0.745^**	0.773^**	0.722^**	0.722^**	0.662^**	0.529^**	0.730^**
13. Keeps you from having access to your bank accounts	0.823^**	0.850^**	0.854^**	0.765^**	0.765^**	0.739^**	0.556^**	0.791^**
14. Keeps financial information from you	0.871^**	0.777^**	0.845^**	0.721^**	0.721^**	0.722^**	0.593^**	0.773^**
15. Makes important financial decisions without talking with you about it first	0.705^**	0.568^**	0.653^**	0.535^**	0.535^**	0.589^**	0.403^**	0.576^**
16. Makes you ask him for money	0.714^**	0.615^**	0.676^**	0.584^**	0.584^**	0.624^**	0.457^**	0.619^**
17. Threatens you or beats you for paying the bills or buying things that are needed	0.824^**	0.820^**	0.834^**	0.741^**	0.741^**	0.722^**	0.539^**	0.764^**
Economic exploitation
1. Takes money from your purse, wallet, or bank account without your permission and/or knowledge	0.748^**	0.834^**	0.800^**	0.702^**	0.702^**	0.698^**	0.562^**	0.740^**
2. Forces you to give him money or let him use your chequebook, ATM card, or credit card	0.754^**	0.813^**	0.793^**	0.705^**	0.705^**	0.753^**	0.633^**	0.763^**
3. Steals your property	0.731^**	0.783^**	0.764^**	0.715^**	0.715^**	0.696^**	0.539^**	0.739^**
4. Pays bills late or does not pay bills that are in your name or both of your names	0.728^**	0.702^**	0.720^**	0.631^**	0.631^**	0.643^**	0.493^**	0.654^**
5. Builds up debt under your name by doing things like using your credit card or running up the phone bill	0.554^**	0.673^**	0.616^**	0.613^**	0.613^**	0.605^**	0.508^**	0.646^**
6. Refuses to get a job, so you have to support your family alone	0.841^**	0.856^**	0.862^**	0.761^**	0.761^**	0.743^**	0.631^**	0.806^**
7. Gambles with your money or your shared money	0.814^**	0.871^**	0.864^**	0.762^**	0.762^**	0.732^**	0.595^**	0.801^**
8. Has you ask your family or friends for money but does not let you pay them back	0.780^**	0.846^**	0.824^**	0.730^**	0.730^**	0.709^**	0.602^**	0.770^**
9. Convinces you to lend him money but does not pay it back	0.783^**	0.859^**	0.834^**	0.754^**	0.754^**	0.687^**	0.590^**	0.774^**
10. Pawns your property or your shared property	0.584^**	0.782^**	0.683^**	0.622^**	0.622^**	0.556^**	0.465^**	0.631^**
11. Spends the money you need for rent or other bills	0.774^**	0.781**	0.783^**	0.672^**	0.672^**	0.703^**	0.566^**	0.720^**

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

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Table 4 Item total and item scale correlations for the Scale of Economic Abuse (SEA) for urban women.

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