The Conflict Tactics Scales and Its Critics: An Evaluation and New Data on Validity and Reliability.

Autor/in	Straus, Murray A.
Institution	New Hampshire Univ., Durham. Family Research Lab.
Titel	The Conflict Tactics Scales and Its Critics: An Evaluation and New Data on Validity and Reliability.
Quelle	(1987), (53 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Child Abuse; Concurrent Validity; Conflict; Construct Validity; Factor Structure; Family Problems; Family Violence; Literature Reviews; Rating Scales; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Conflict Tactics Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Konflikt; Faktorenstruktur; Familienkrise; Rating-Skala; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität
Abstract	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. It is intended to measure the extent to which family members use reasoning, verbal aggression, and physical aggression. Focus is on: (1) bringing together and evaluating criticisms of the CTS so that users can be informed of problems and limitations of the instrument; (2) describing revisions and supplementary questions that were introduced in the 1985 National Family Violence Resurvey to deal with some of the criticisms; and (3) presenting new data on the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the CTS based on the 1985 Resurvey and on data reported by several other investigators who have used the CTS. The most unique aspect of the CTS is the measurement of physical violence in the family (child and spouse abuse); the CTS has the most serious deficiencies in this area. Evidence of a stable factor structure, moderate reliability, and concurrent validity; and strong evidence supporting construct validity suggest that the CTS is the best available instrument for measuring intra-family violence. (TJH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC