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An Examination of Measurement Characteristics and Factorial Validity of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale

California State University Fullerton

Cynthia Donaldson Connelly

Children’s Hospital and Health Center

John A. Landsverk

San Diego State University

The present study investigated descriptive statistics for and factor validity of scores on the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) based on the responses of 295 high-risk postpartum women. The CTS2 yielded results for this sample similar to results obtained from a sample of college students in a previous study. Furthermore, confirmatory factor analytic results indicated that a five-factor model, specifying factors of Negotiation, Minor Psychological Aggression, Severe Psychological Aggression, Minor Physical Assault, and Severe Physical Assault, yielded better fit statistics than a three-factor model that combined the minor and severe scales within the domains of psychological aggression and physical assault.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 61, No. 2, 317-335 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/0013164401612011


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