Psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Conflict Tactics Scales

Parent-child Version (CTSPC) used to identify child abuse

Bibliographic Data

ID5220431
AuthorsMichael Reichenheim (0000-0001-7232-6745, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), Michael Eduardo Reichenheim (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), Cláudia Leite Moraes (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), Claudia Leite De Moraes (0000-0002-3223-1634, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)
Year2006
Volume22
Issue3
Pages503-515
Publication date2006-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-311x2006000300005
PMID16583094
OpenAlexW1967192642
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2006000300005
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited40

This article follows another, which presented the first phase of the cross-cultural adaptation process examining the psychometric properties of the Conflict Tactics Scales, Parent-child Version (CTSPC), Portuguese version. Fieldwork took place in three public maternity wards in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from March to September 2000. Interviews relate to siblings of randomly selected live births. Respondents were mothers. Information on partners was obtained by proxy. Almost all intra-observer reliability kappa estimates were above 0.75. Depending on the scale and type of perpetrator, internal consistency (a) estimates ranged from 0.49 to 0.68. Using the same sample, the iterated principal factor analysis identified four dimensions. Although most items performed well, some failed to adequately load in their expected factors. Construct validity involved exploring the relationship between several other theoretical dimensions and a variable encompassing the cumulative pattern of violence severity. All the hypotheses tested were corroborated. The current evaluation indicates that the CTSPC can be recommended for use in Portuguese-speaking contexts. Still, it also identified some important points needing further investigation and discussion

Construct validity · Developmental psychology · Geography · Internal consistency · Portuguese · Proxy (statistics) · Psychometrics · Sample (material) · Scale (ratio) · Statistics · Child Abuse and Trauma · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology

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