Spousal agreement regarding relationship aggression on the Conflict Tactics Scale-2.
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Psychological Assessment
- Vol. 17 (4) , 423-432
- https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.17.4.423
Abstract
The current study assessed agreement within 273 treatment-seeking couples that reported on aggression in their relationship using the Conflict Tactics Scale-2 (CTS-2; M. A. Straus, S. L. Hamby, S. Boney-McCoy, & D. B. Sugarman, 1996), the dominant instrument for assessing violence among couples. Results revealed low-to-moderate levels of agreement, consistent with previous studies using earlier versions of the CTS. Both husbands and wives reported a lower level of aggression for themselves than their partners attributed to them, though this discrepancy was generally stronger for husbands. In addition, both husbands and wives showed higher agreement on items rated as more objective and specific. The implications of these findings for researchers and clinicians are discussed.Keywords
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