Table 5 Item total and item scale correlations for the Scale of Economic Abuse (SEA) for rural 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	0.454^**	0.459^**	0.452^**	0.483^**	0.473^**	0.507^**	0.440^**	0.505^**
2. Does things to keep you from going to work	0.757^**	0.721^**	0.752^**	0.658^**	0.658^**	0.666^**	0.489^**	0.673^**
3. Beats you if you say you need to go to work	0.624^**	0.619^**	0.626^**	0.644^**	0.634^**	0.670^**	0.445^**	0.639^**
4. Threatens you to make you leave your job	0.700^**	0.693^**	0.714^**	0.658^**	0.657^**	0.667^**	0.510^**	0.659^**
5. Demands that you quit your job	0.696^**	0.685^**	0.725^**	0.655^**	0.653^**	0.647^**	0.523^**	0.666^**
6. Does things to keep you from having money of your own	0.747^**	0.680^**	0.734^**	0.605^**	0.605^**	0.627^**	0.465^**	0.643^**
7. Takes your paycheque, financial aid cheque, tax refund cheque, disability payment, or other support payments from you	0.768^**	0.744^**	0.759^**	0.716^**	0.716^**	0.720^**	0.632^**	0.752^**
8. Decides how you can spend money rather than letting you spend it how you see fit	0.828^**	0.764^**	0.814^**	0.681^**	0.681^**	0.637^**	0.540^**	0.691^**
9. Demands to know how money was spent	0.794^**	0.711^**	0.779^**	0.598^**	0.598^**	0.578^**	0.449^**	0.636^**
10. Demands that you give him receipts and/or change when you spend money	0.805^**	0.730^**	0.782^**	0.717^**	0.717^**	0.687^**	0.535^**	0.728^**
11. Keeps you from having the money you need to buy food, clothes, or other necessities	0.858^**	0.769^**	0.832^**	0.692^**	0.692^**	0.687^**	0.582^**	0.713^**
12. Hides money so that you cannot find it	0.746^**	0.672^**	0.721^**	0.680^**	0.680^**	0.677^**	0.556^**	0.697^**
13. Keeps you from having access to your bank accounts	0.792^**	0.771^**	0.791^**	0.694^**	0.694^**	0.671^**	0.626^**	0.711^**
14. Keeps financial information from you	0.821^**	0.754^**	0.809^**	0.697^**	0.697^**	0.679^**	0.568^**	0.721^**
15. Makes important financial decisions without talking with you about it first	0.808^**	0.745^**	0.801^**	0.636^**	0.636^**	0.604^**	0.521^**	0.660^**
16. Makes you ask him for money	0.784^**	0.714^**	0.766^**	0.740^**	0.740^**	0.693^**	0.539^**	0.728^**
17. Threatens you or beats you for paying the bills or buying things that are needed	0.809^**	0.806^**	0.816^**	0.721^**	0.721^**	0.710^**	0.594^**	0.732^**
Economic exploitation
1. Takes money from your purse, wallet, or bank account without your permission and/or knowledge	0.653^**	0.721^**	0.693^**	0.684^**	0.683^**	0.667^**	0.525^**	0700^**
2. Forces you to give him money or let him use your chequebook, ATM card, or credit card	0.702^**	0.751^**	0.728^**	0.736^**	0.735^**	0.723^**	0.571^**	0.743^**
3. Steals your property	0.741^**	0.793^**	0.770^**	0.725^**	0.725^**	0.726^**	0.598^**	0.741^**
4. Pays bills late or does not pay bills that are in your name or both of your names	0.701^**	0.757^**	0.729^**	0.702^**	0.704^**	0.720^**	0.553^**	0.740^**
5. Builds up debt under your name by doing things like using your credit card or running up the phone bill	0.614^**	0.727^**	0.667^**	0.624^**	0.624^**	0.587^**	0.509^**	0.618^**
6. Refuses to get a job, so you have to support your family alone	0.770^**	0.800^**	0.802^**	0.625^**	0.625^**	0.635^**	0.520^**	0.671^**
7. Gambles with your money or your shared money	0.786^**	0.833^**	0.816^**	0.689^**	0.689^**	0.677^**	0.629^**	0.721^**
8. Has you ask your family or friends for money but does not let you pay them back	0.790^**	0.836^**	0.825^**	0.693^**	0.693^**	0.674^**	0.576^**	0.704^**
9. Convinces you to lend him money but does not pay it back	0.804^**	0.848^**	0.835^**	0.721^**	0.721^**	0.697^**	0.566^**	0.732^**
10. Pawns your property or your shared property	0.660^**	0.743^**	0.701^**	0.690^**	0.680^**	0.677^**	0.551^**	0.696^**
11. Spends the money you need for rent or other bills	0.758^**	0.757^**	0.768^**	0.710^**	0.720^**	0.697^**	0.487^**	0.720^**

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

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Table 5 Item total and item scale correlations for the Scale of Economic Abuse (SEA) for rural women.

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