Detecting Domestic Violence: Italian Validation of Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS-2)

• NCJ Number: 247944
• Journal: Journal of Family Violence Volume: 29 Issue: 4 Dated: May 2014 Pages: 361-369
• Author(s): Maria S. Signorelli; Eleonora Arcidiacono; Giuseppina Musumeci; Santo Di Nuovo; Eugenio Aguglia
• Date Published: April 2014
• Length: 9 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health problem that requires valid assessment tools.

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health problem that requires valid assessment tools. The aim of the study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS-2) in a sample of 209 women (143 from the general population and 66 IPV victims). Based on factor analysis, five subscales were proposed, partially corresponding to the original scales: negotiation, violence, extreme violence, injury, and sexual coercion. The reliability of the subscales was good, ranging from 0.78 to 0.96. The discriminant capacity of the scores was assessed comparing victims versus non-abused women, and extreme violence correlated positively with depression, injury and negotiation but negatively with alexithymia. These results indicate that the Italian version of CTS-2 scale can be recommended for use in research and clinical programs. Abstract published by arrangement with Springer.