Chambers, William, Ph.D. et al.: "The Group Psychological Abuse Scale" - abs

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Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1, 1993

The Group Psychological Abuse Scale: A Measure of the Varieties of Cultic Abuse

William V. Chambers, Ph.D.
Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.
Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D.
James W. Grice, M.A.

Abstract

The Group Psychological Abuse (GPA) scale was developed from a factor analysis of 308 former cult members' characterizations of their groups. Four subscales were derived: Compliance, Exploitation, Mind Control, and Anxious Dependency. Reliability and validity findings suggest the GPA should be useful in characterizing the varieties of abuse and in differentiating cults from innocuous groups.

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