TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparing three measures of psychological aggression
T2 - Psychometric properties and differentiation from negative communication
AU - Ro, Eunyoe
AU - Lawrence, Erika
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgement Collection and analysis of these data were supported by research grants awarded to the second author from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CCR721682 & CE721682), the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (HD046789), and the University of Iowa.
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - The authors evaluated the psychometric properties of three measures of psychological aggression: The Conflict Tactics Scales-2nd Version: Psychological Aggression Scale (CTS2-PS), The Multidimensional Measure of Emotional Abuse (MMEA), and The Test of Negative Social Exchange (TENSE). One hundred newlywed couples completed these measures as well as measures of communication, marital satisfaction, physical aggression, and depressive symptoms. Couples also participated in two problem-solving discussions that were later coded for positive and negative affect. Psychological aggression measures were internally consistent at the overall scale level (Cronbach's αs >0.77), with the exception of the CTS2-PS. The internal consistency coefficients of the MMEA and TENSE subscales were variable. Finally, convergent validity correlations were moderate and divergent validity analyses revealed that the three measures correlated moderately with negative communication pattern measures. Implications for enhancing conceptual models and intervention efforts are discussed.
AB - The authors evaluated the psychometric properties of three measures of psychological aggression: The Conflict Tactics Scales-2nd Version: Psychological Aggression Scale (CTS2-PS), The Multidimensional Measure of Emotional Abuse (MMEA), and The Test of Negative Social Exchange (TENSE). One hundred newlywed couples completed these measures as well as measures of communication, marital satisfaction, physical aggression, and depressive symptoms. Couples also participated in two problem-solving discussions that were later coded for positive and negative affect. Psychological aggression measures were internally consistent at the overall scale level (Cronbach's αs >0.77), with the exception of the CTS2-PS. The internal consistency coefficients of the MMEA and TENSE subscales were variable. Finally, convergent validity correlations were moderate and divergent validity analyses revealed that the three measures correlated moderately with negative communication pattern measures. Implications for enhancing conceptual models and intervention efforts are discussed.
KW - Couples
KW - Psychological aggression
KW - Reliability
KW - Validity
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U2 - 10.1007/s10896-007-9109-8
DO - 10.1007/s10896-007-9109-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34547781667
SN - 0885-7482
VL - 22
SP - 575
EP - 586
JO - Journal of Family Violence
JF - Journal of Family Violence
IS - 7
ER -