General Information

Two versions of the Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scales exist. One is completed by the child and the other by the parent. Information below pertains to the parent-report and is intended to measure psychological and physical maltreatment and neglect of children by parents, as well as nonviolent modes of discipline.

Number of Versions:	2
Version:	Form A
Author(s):	Murray A. Straus, Sherry L. Hamby, David Finkelhor, David W. Moore, & Desmond Runyan
Date of Publication:	1995
Material(s) Needed for Test:	Instrument
Manual:	Not Available
Time to Administer:	10-15 minutes
Charge for one form or kit:	No

Purpose and Nature of Test

Construct(s) Measured:	Aggression, Violence
Population for which designed:	Age Range: 10 through 18 years old
Method of Administration:	Group and Individual
Source of Information:	Parent
Subtests and Scores:	Nonviolent Discipline, Psychological Aggression, Physical Assualt, Neglect
Number of Items:	22
Type of Scale:	Likert

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	1,000
Population:	Telephone numbers were randomly selected by a random digit stratified probability design.
Culture/ethnicity:	African-American, Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino
SES Level:	Not reported by author(s).

Reliability: 

Psychometric information:	Provided for Subscales.
The range of Test-Retest Value:	Not assessed
The range of Inter-rater reliability:	Not assessed
The range of Internal consistency:	0.22 to 0.70

Validity: 

 Criterion validity was assessed and found to be acceptable.

Practical Evaluation

Scoring Procedure:	Manual Scoring
Examiner Qualifications and Training Required:	Masters Degree
Permission Required to Use Instrument:	Yes
If yes, by whom:	Murray A. Straus

Notes

Original Reference(s):	Straus, M. A., Hamby, S. L., Finkelhor, D., Moore, D. W., & Runyan, D. (1998). Identification of child maltreatment with the Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scales: Development and psychometric data for a national sample of American parents. Child Abuse & Neglect, 22 (4), 249-270.
Other Reference(s):	Straus, M. A., & Hamby, S. L. (1997). Measuring physical and psychological maltreatment of children with the Conflict Tactics Scale. In G. Kaufman Kantor, & J. L. Jasinski (Eds). Out of the darkness: Contemporary perspectives of family violence (pp. 119-135). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

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Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  January 2007