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Conflict Tactics Scale
Dimension: Problems associated with use
Area
Violence
Specificity
General
Year
2008
Author
Straus, Hamby, Boney-McCoy, & Sugarman
Identification and Classification
- Instrument
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Conflict Tactics Scale
- Acronym
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CTS2
- Area
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Violence
- Dimension
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Problems associated with use
- Specificity
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General
- Objective
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To measure the phenomenon of intimate partner violence worldwide
- Factors it measures
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a) negotiation, b) psychological aggression, c) physical aggression, d) sexual coercion and e) injuries.
- Year
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2008
- Author
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Straus, Hamby, Boney-McCoy, & Sugarman
- Availability
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Access with permission of the author
- Link
Description
- Abstract
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The original instrument comprises 78 items that measure the frequency of the tactics employed by both partners. The CTS2 includes the specific tactics used to manage conflict in a couple, from passive tactics, suchs as calm discussion, to physical attacks.
- Psychometric characteristics
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The instrument operationalizes this range of behaviors to deal with conflicts and includes five subscales: a) negotiation, b) psychological aggression, c) physical aggression, d) sexual coercion and e) injury.
- No. of items
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78
- Way of administration
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Interview
- Way of qualification
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The response categories range from 0 (never happened) to 6 (more than 20 times in the last year) indicating the frequency of occurrence in the last year prior to administration of the scale.
- Application context
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Not specified
- Population
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General, clinical and student population
- References
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Straus, M., Hamby, S., Boney-McCoy, S., & Sugarman, D. (1996). The revised conflict tactics scale (CTS2). Development and preliminary psychometric data. Journal of Family Issues, 17, 283-316.