General Information

The Child Conflict Index measures problematic parent-child interactions in the home. Measurement take place during a structured telephone interview of parents' recall of these conflicted interactions. Separate versions for boys and girls exist. Information below pertains to the girl version. The Child Conflict Index is partially based on the Parent Daily Report (PDR) by Patterson, Reid, Jones, & Conger, 1975).

Number of Versions:	2
Version:	Girl Version
Author(s):	Fred Frankel & Harriet Weiner
Date of Publication:	1990
Material(s) Needed for Test:	Telephone Interview
Manual:	Not Available
Time to Administer:	10 minutes
Charge for one form or kit:	No

Purpose and Nature of Test

Construct(s) Measured:	Conduct problems
Population for which designed:	Age Range: 2 through 12 years old
Method of Administration:	Individual
Source of Information:	Parent
Subtests and Scores:	Conflict/Attention Seeking, Negativity/Withdrawal
Number of Items:	18
Type of Scale:	Open response

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	121
Population:	Nonclinic Group, Private Clinic Group, University Clinic Group
Culture/ethnicity:	African-American, Asian-American, Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino
SES Level:	Not reported by author(s).

Reliability: 

Psychometric information:	Provided for Subscales.
The range of Test-Retest Value:	0.65
The range of Inter-rater reliability:	0.99
The range of Internal consistency:	0.70 to 0.72

Validity: 

 Criterion validity was assessed and found to be acceptable.

Practical Evaluation

Scoring Procedure:	Manual Scoring
Examiner Qualifications and Training Required:	None
Permission Required to Use Instrument:	No
If yes, by whom:	N/A

Notes

Original Reference(s):	Frankel, F. & Weiner, H. (1990). The Child Conflict Index: Factor analysis, reliability, and validity for clinic-referred and nonreferred children. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 19 (3), 239-248.
Other:	Interview protocol can be found in the 1990 article - Journal of Clinical Child Psychology.

Contact

Name:	Fred Frankel
Organization:	University of California, Los Angeles
Address:	UCLA Psychr & Biobehav Sci P.O.BOX# 956967, STE# 1402, 300 MEDL PLZ
City:	Los Angeles
State:	CA
Zip:	90095-6967
Phone:	(310) 825-0776
Fax:	(310) 267-0378
E-mail:	ffrankel@mednet.ucla.edu
Website:	http://www.ucla.edu/

Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  August 2006