The cts consists of a list of actions which a family member might use in a conflict with another member. Article information, pdf download for the revised conflict tactics scales. An examination of measurement characteristics and factorial validity of the revised conflict tactics scale. Factor structure and reliability of the revised conflict. The questionnaire included lhe full cts2 scale not a short form and a number of other scales in addition to the cts2. Straus, 1996 is one of the most widely used instrument in research on family violence. Pdf the revised conflict tactics scales cts2 development. Revised conflict tactics scales cts 2, which brings the instrument uptodate by correcting the psychometric shortcomings of the original.
A short form of the revised conflict tactics scales, and. The conflict tactics scale measure consists of 80 items developed by straus 1979 to explore intrafamily conflict and violence, focusing particularly on the adults in the family. This scale has numerous weaknesses and strengths but overall is an excellent tool for researchers. The conflict tactics scales, parentchild version ctspc is intended to measure psychological and physical maltreatment and neglect of children by parents, as well as nonviolent modes of discipline parenting instruments, n. The parentchild conflict tactics scales ctspc, a version of the wellestablished conflict tactics scales, was developed to improve its ability to obtain data on physical and psychological child maltreatment. The conflict tactics scales, parentchild version ctspc is intended to measure psychological and physical maltreatment and neglect of children by parents, as well as nonviolent modes of discipline.
Conflict tactics scale cts advantages standardized protocol helps reduce memory decay refinements and revisions. Parentchild version cts pc, is the recommended form for evaluating child maltreatment and parenttochild violence. Assessing psychological and physical abuse from childrens perspective. Table, the revised conflict tactics scale cts2 for. No matter how well a parent and child get along, there are. Designed to measure the behavior of both the respondent and the respondents partner. The main part of the paper describes the conflict tactics ct scales, which are designed to measure the use of reasoning, verbal agression, and violence within the family. The revised conflict tactics scale cts2 is ed by the test authors and may be reproduced only with their express permission. Unfortunately, very little published data exist on the revised version of the conflict tactics scales cts2, and no data could be located in the literature using this scale with incarcerated women. Project on human development in chicago neighborhoods phdcn. Between 2000 and 2002, the conflict tactics scale for partner and spouse ctsp was completed by either the primary caregiver of subjects belonging to cohorts 0, 3, 6, and 9, or by the subjects in cohorts 15 and 18 of the phdcn longitudinal cohort study. This comprehensive questionnaire will take your clients approximately two hours to complete.
Conflict resolution conflict tactics scale cts below is a revisedshort version of the cts. This scale is widely used in research regarding family conflict. Administered the 25item version of the attitudes toward women scale and form n of the conflict tactics scales to 49 political science students at an american university and 57 political science. Parental communication, physical abuse, parent attitudes, child discipline, punishment, emotional abuse, family relations. This instrument allows the child the opportunity to indicate when they did something wrong or did something. There have been many different versions of the cts used in various studies. Jul 31, 2007 the revised conflict tactics scales cts2 are widely used to measure intimate partner aggression. The experience in close relationships questionnaire revised ecrr. Internal consistency of total scale scores is satisfactory cronbachs alpha of. Centers for disease control and prevention julie l. The conflict tactics scales cts have been used for decades to evaluate violence within families and intimate relationships. Eric ed297030 the conflict tactics scales and its critics. Pdf a short form of the revised conflict tactics scales, and. Identification of child maltreatment with the parentchild.
The cts2 has scales to measure victimization and perpetration of. Reliability and validity of the revised conflict tactics scale cts2 in a female incarcerated population. The cts pc is the recommended form for evaluating child maltreatment and. The conflict tactics scale measure consists of 80 items developed by straus 1979 to explore intrafamily conflict and violence, focusing particularly on the adults. Assessing psychological and physical abuse from childrens. Pdf the revised conflict tactics scales cts2 is the most widely used. Download limit exceeded you have exceeded your daily download allowance. The psychometric properties of the revised conflict tactics scales cts2 are examined for englishspeaking n 211 and spanishspeaking n 194 latino women. The cts conflict tactics scales, published by wps for clinicians, educators and researchers, can be. This article describes a revised conflict tactics scales. Revised conflict tactics scale cts2 measures library.
This paper assesses its measurement accuracy compared with the revised conflict tactics scales cts2 used as standard. Conflict tactics scale mclaren major reference works. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The introduction to this paper seeks to clarify and distinguish the concepts of conflict,conflict of interest,hostility, and violence. Various aspects of the cts2 and its subscales have been examined, e. The most popular and widely used measure of intimate violence in couples and families is the conflict tactics scale, a self.
Mar 21, 2016 the most popular and widely used measure of intimate violence in couples and families is the conflict tactics scale, a self. Inquisit revised conflict tactics scale cts2 online. No matter how well a parent and child get along, there are times when they disagree on major decisions. A psychometric examination of english and spanish versions. One of the most common instruments with which to measure ipv is the conflict tactics scales cts.
The conflict tactics scale measure consists of 80 items developed by straus 1979 to. Project on human development in chicago neighborhoods. Measuring intimate partner violence victimization and perpetration. A compendium of assessment tools is a publication of the national center for injury prevention and control of the centers for disease control and prevention. Subscale correlations appendix sas program to create derived subscales. The main part of the paper describes the conflict tactics ct scales, which are designed to measure the use of reasoning, verbal. The conflict tactics scale cts and the revised conflict tactics scale cts2 are the best known and most widely used quantitative techniques used to obtain estimates of violence in intimate relationships. The conflict tactics scale measure consists of 80 items developed by straus 1979 to explore intrafamily conflict and violence, focusing.
Several spanish translations are available at the url referenced above. Straus university qfnew hampshire development of research on intrafamily conflict and violence requires both conceptual clarity and measures of the concepts. The data in this collection are from wave 3 of the longitudinal cohort study, which was administered between 2000 and 2002. The ctss is a derivative from the original conflict tactics scale cts. Conflict tactics scales cts criminal justice iresearchnet. Because of the promise of its ability to quickly identify cases of violence against women during pregnancy, the abuse assessment screen aas should be the focus of numerous psychometric evaluations. Two versions of the parentchild conflict tactics scales exist. Jan 07, 2020 an examination of measurement characteristics and factorial validity of the revised conflict tactics scale. Educational and psychological measurement, 61, 2, 31735. Information below pertains to the child selfreport. The cts 2 brings the instrument uptodate by correcting the psychometric shortcomings of the original.
The conflict tactics scale was developed by murrary straus to measure strategies for handling conflict within the family straus 1979. Murray straus developed the cts in the 1970s and the original or a modified version appears in over 150 scientific journal articles and at continue reading conflict tactics scales essay. Table, the revised conflict tactics scale cts2 for couples substance abuse treatment and domestic violence your browsing activity is empty. Conflict tactics scale response categories never sometimes often frequently revised scale negotiation explained side of argument suggested compromise to an argument showed partner cared said could work out problem agreed to try partners solution respected partners feelings psychological aggression alpha. Table, the revised conflict tactics scale cts2 for couples substance abuse treatment and domestic violence. Murray straus developed the cts in the 1970s and the original or a modified version appears in over 150 scientific journal articles and at. The conflict tactics scale cts, created by murray a. The introduction to this paper therefore seeks to clarifj and distinguish the concepts of. Straus in 1979, is the most widely used instrument in research on family violence. Risk factors and adaptations to violence in 8,145 families pp.
A critique of the revised conflict tactics scales2 cts2. Scales, questionnaires and psychological assessment. Available for download below are several questionnaires that we developed in part or in whole. The revised conflict tactics scales cts2 are widely used to measure intimate partner aggression. Description of the conceptual and methodological approaches used and psychometric data for a nationally representative sample of 1,000 u. It is intended to measure the extent to which family members use reasoning. Citeseerx the conflict tactics scale and its critics. It is intended to measure the extent to which family members use reasoning, verbal aggression, and physical aggression. Starting in at least 1996, and maybe earlier, the university of new hampshire has had a service to allow students, faculty, and staff to have a personal home page. The conflict tactics scales cts are the most widely used instrument for identifying domestic violence. A critique of the revised conflict tactics scales2. One is completed by the child and the other by the parent.
Comparison between the abuse assessment screen and the. Conflict tactics scales kindergartenyear 1 fast track project technical report cynthia rains november 15, 2004 table of contents i. It allows participants to take a break by logging out and back in anytime, returning to where they left off. Conflict tactic scales cts is a widelyused method of identifying intimate partner violence as well as identifying of child maltreatment. The cts2 scale measures the extent to which partners in dating, cohabiting, or. The cts measures the extent to which specific tactics, including acts of physical violence, have been used by a couple during conflict. A psychometric examination of english and spanish versions of.
Conflict tactics scale cts survey used to measure marital violence. The revised conflict tactics scales cts2 development and preliminary psychometric data. Conflict tactics scale parent child ctspc psychometric. Testretest reliability of the revised conflict tactics. This article describes a revised conflict tactics scales the cts2 to measure. An evaluation and new data on validity and reliability.
The conflict tactics scales cts is the most widely used instrument for measuring the tactics used by members of a family in a conflict situation. The data files contain information from the conflict tactics scale for parent and child ctss protocol. Physical, sexual, and psychological violence were measured using the revised conflict tactics scale cts2 23. Factor structure and psychometric properties of the picturebased, modularized childreport version of the parentchild conflict tactics scale revised ctspcr.
To create a parenttochild version of the conflict tactics scales, the ctspc. This article describes a revised conflict tactics scales the cts2 to measure psychological and physical attacks on a partner in a marital, cohabiting, or dating relationship. Pubpages was the home of many a student homework assignment along with personal sites from faculty and staff about their research work, teaching, and personal interests. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda.
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