The Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2)

Murray A. Straus; Sherry Hamby; Sue Boney‐McCoy; David Sugarman

doi:10.1177/019251396017003001

Abstract

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; and also use of negotiation. The CTS2 has (a) additional items to enhance content validity and reliability; (b) revised wording to increase clarity and specificity; (c) better differentiation between minor and severe levels of each scale; (d) new scales to measure sexual coercion and physical injury; and (e) a new format to simplify administration and reduce response sets. Reliability ranges from .79 to .95. There is preliminary evidence of construct validity.

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CLARITYPsychologySexual coercionSocial psychologyNegotiationScale (ratio)Construct validityReliability (semiconductor)Coercion (linguistics)Construct (python library)PsychometricsComputer scienceDevelopmental psychologyPoison controlInjury preventionPower (physics)

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Year: 1996
Type: article
Volume: 17
Issue: 3
Pages: 283-316
Citations: 6738
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                                    Murray A. Straus, 
                                
                                    Sherry Hamby, 
                                
                                    Sue Boney‐McCoy
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1996). 
                            The Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2). 
                            Journal of Family Issues
                            , 17
                            (3)
                            , 283-316.
                            https://doi.org/10.1177/019251396017003001
                        

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DOI: 10.1177/019251396017003001