The effect of item order on partner violence reporting: An examination of four versions of the revised Conflict Tactics Scales

    Authors

    T. L. Dietz;J. L. Jasinski

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Soc. Sci. Res.

    Keywords

    conflict tactics scale; partner violence; measurement; item order; RELIABILITY; ABUSE; VALIDITY; WOMEN; Sociology

    Abstract

    In the early 1970's scholars reported some of the first estimates of intimate partner violence using an instrument known as the Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS) (Straus, M.A., Gelles, R.J., 1979. Measuring intrafamily conflict and violence: the Conflict Tactics Scales. Journal of Marriage and the Family 41, 75-88). Since that time, the CTS and the CTS2 have become one of the most widely used measures of interpersonal violence. Despite its long history, this instrument is not without criticism. At the same time, only a few other instruments have been developed to measure intimate partner violence and consequently, the body of research representing knowledge about this topic remains primarily based on the Conflict Tactics Scales. This widespread use has occurred with only limited methodological assessment of the structure of the scale beyond initial psychometric analyses during its development. The present study evaluated the extent to which item order and format affect victimization and perpetration reporting rates as well as reliability of the CTS subscales. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Social Science Research

    Volume

    36

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2008

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    353

    Last Page

    373

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000242886300016

    ISSN

    0049-089X

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