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Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2)

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A revised version of the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS)

Purpose: Purpose: Evaluation/Assessment
Number of Items: 39
Violence Mode: Emotional/Psychological, Other, Physical, Sexual
Population: Men, Women
Language: English
Mode of Admin: Researcher-administered, Self-administered
Time Frame: Lifetime/Any/Ever, Past year

Additional Details

Country: United States
Adaptations: N/A
Relationship Focus: Current or former romantic/dating partner
Setting: Clinical, General/Home, Educational
Scoring Info: The response options include 8 choices (Categories 1-7 and 0). An answer of Category 1 or 2 is coded as the corresponding number of times the specified incident occurred (once or twice in the past year). For Categories 3-5, the midpoint of the category is coded. Category 6 (More than 20 times) should be coded as 25. Category 7 is given a score of 0 if scores for the previous year do not reflect abuse or conflict; Dichotmous: Categories 1 - 7: 1 and Category 0: 0

Reference: Straus, M. A., Hamby, S. L., Boney-McCoy, S., & Sugarman, D. B. (1996). The revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2): Development and preliminary psychometric data. Journal of Family Issues, 17(3), 283–316. https://doi.org/10.1177/019251396017003001
Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/019251396017003001

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