Citation

Psychol. Violence 2016; 6(2): 322.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/vio0000013

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Abstract

Reports an error in "Concordant Responding on the Physical Assault/Abuse Subscales of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales 2 and Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory" by Michele Cascardi and Bridget Muzyczyn (Psychology of Violence, Advanced Online Publication, Apr 20, 2015, np). In the article, in Table 1, the total for females in the "Yes" category for CADRI self-reported physical DV-P percentage of total (n) should be 34.8 (112), not 32.5 (122) as reported. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2015-16481-001.) Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate concordance of the physical abuse/assault subscales of 2 commonly used measures of dating violence: the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI) and Revised Conflict Tactics Scales-2 (CTS2).

METHOD:Undergraduates (N = 505) at a northeastern university, who were either currently dating or had dated someone in the past 6 months, completed the CADRI and CTS2 as part of a study on dating experiences.

RESULTS: While both measures yielded similar estimates of physical dating violence, approximately 1 half of participants endorsed physically aggressive acts on both measures: 46.7% for perpetration and 50% for victimization. Males were more likely to endorse items on the CTS2 than on the CADRI and there were gender differences in the topography of aggression. Across gender, concordance was associated with higher mode and frequency scores for physical dating violence, as well as more psychological aggression, arguments, and injury.

CONCLUSION: The physical aggression subscales of the CTS2 and CADRI are not interchangeable. Each identified a heterogeneous group of young adults who reported physical dating violence. The subset they shared in common reflected individuals who experienced more frequent and varied dating violence.

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