Citation

Bonfim CB, dos Santos DN, Menezes IG, Reichenheim ME, Barreto ML. Cad. Saude Publica 2011; 27(11): 2215-2226.

Vernacular Title

Um estudo sobre a validade de construto da Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scale

Affiliation

Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brasil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Escola Nacional De Saude Publica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22124499

Abstract

The Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scale (CTSPC) is one of the most widely used instruments in the world for investigating domestic violence against children, but targeted use has proven inadequate given the phenomenon's complexity. This study focused on the factor structure of CTSPC scales in an urban population in Northeast Brazil. We conducted a cross-sectional study in a cohort of 1,370 children in Salvador, Bahia State. Factor analysis with promax oblique rotation was performed, and the Kuder-Richardson coefficient was calculated. Factor analysis showed a different distribution of items in the factors as compared to the original instrument. Violence showed a gradual profile in each factor. The Kuder-Richardson coefficient was 0.63 for factor 1, 0.59 for factor 2, and 0.42 for factor 3. The items behaved differently from the original instrument, corroborating international studies. These findings support proposing a resizing of the CTSPC.

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