Assessing the physical violence component of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales when used in heterosexual couples: an item response theory analysis Avaliando o componente de violência física da Revised Conflict Tactics Scales quando usado em casais heterossexuais: uma análise via teoria de resposta ao item

• Main Authors: Michael E. Reichenheim (Author), Ruben Klein (Author), Claudia Leite Moraes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although there are psychometric evaluations of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2) when applied to heterosexual relationships, none has used item response theory (IRT). To address this gap, the present paper assesses the instrument's physical violence subscale. The CTS2 was applied to 76...