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Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS)

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The Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS) is a 80-item measure designed to measure the extent of physical and psychological violence in couples

Purpose: Purpose: Evaluation/Assessment
Number of Items: 80
Violence Mode: Emotional/Psychological, Other, Physical, Sexual
Population: Men, Pregnant women, Students, Women
Language: Chinese, Dutch, English, Finish, Flemish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Sesotho, Swedish, Zulu
Mode of Admin: Researcher-administered, Self-administered
Time Frame: Lifetime/Any/Ever, Past year

Additional Details

Country: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, England, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, United States, Venezuela
Adaptations: 39-item revised version, 20-item short form
Relationship Focus: Current or former romantic/dating partner
Setting: Clinical, General/Home, Educational
Scoring Info: Higher scores indicate greater prevalence of abuse or conflict

Reference: Straus, M. (2011). International Dating Violence Study, 2001–2006 [Data set]. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR29583.v1
Link: https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR29583.v1

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