Citation

Connelly CD, Newton RR, Aarons GA. J. Interpers. Violence 2005; 20(12): 1560-1579.

Affiliation

University of San Diego and the Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, CA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260505280341

PMID

16246917

Abstract

The psychometric properties of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2) are examined for English-speaking (n = 211) and Spanish-speaking (n = 194) Latino women. Internal consistency of total scale scores is satisfactory (Cronbach's alpha of .70 to .84). However, subscale alphas range from .46 to .80. Confirmatory factor analyses support five factors of negotiation, minor and severe psychological aggression, and minor and severe physical assault. In unconstrained two-group models, loadings are of similar magnitude across language of administration, with the exception of the Physical Assault scales. Unconstrained and constrained model comparisons show scale structure varied by language group for physical assault. Although results of this study show some comparability for English-speaking and Spanish-speaking Latinas, simply combining results across language groups may obscure important differences in rates of endorsement and patterns of responses reflecting cultural, educational, and economic differences.

Language: en