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01-07-2010 | Original Article

Internal Consistency and Factor Structure of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales in a Sample of Deaf Female College Students

Authors: Melissa L. Anderson, Irene W. Leigh

Published in: Journal of Family Violence | Issue 5/2010

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The Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2) is currently the most widely used measure for identifying cases of intimate partner violence within the hearing population. The CTS2 has been used successfully with individuals from various countries and cultural backgrounds. However, the CTS2 had not yet been used with Deaf individuals. The goal of the present study was to investigate the internal consistency reliability and the factor structure of the CTS2 within a sample of Deaf female college students. Psychometric analyses indicated that subscales measuring Victimization of Negotiation, Psychological Aggression, Physical Assault, and Injury proved both reliable and valid in the current sample. Three subscales did not evidence reliability and the factor structure was not valid for Perpetration items.

While deaf individuals vary greatly with respect to language-use, the focus of the current study was on culturally Deaf individuals who primarily utilize American Sign Language, as delineated by the capital letter d in Deaf.

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Title: Internal Consistency and Factor Structure of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales in a Sample of Deaf Female College Students
Authors: Melissa L. Anderson
Irene W. Leigh
Publication date: 01-07-2010
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Family Violence / Issue 5/2010
Print ISSN: 0885-7482
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2851
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-010-9308-6

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