scholarly journals Discordance between the Sexual Experiences Surveys—Short Forms and the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales in college men.

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 481-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
RaeAnn E. Anderson ◽  
Shawn P. Cahill ◽  
Douglas L. Delahanty
Keyword(s):  
College Men ◽  
Sexual Experiences ◽  
Short Forms ◽  
Conflict Tactics Scales ◽  
Conflict Tactics ◽  
Revised Conflict Tactics Scales

scholarly journals Discordance between the Sexual Experiences Surveys-Short Forms and the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales in College Men

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
RaeAnn Elizabeth Anderson ◽  
Shawn P Cahill ◽  
Douglas L. Delahanty
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Short Form ◽  
College Men ◽  
Order Effect ◽  
Sexual Experiences ◽  
Sexual Perpetration ◽  
Conflict Tactics Scales ◽  
Conflict Tactics

Objective: Sexual victimization affects at least one in five college women and up to one in six college men; however, the exact rates of sexual perpetration are difficult to ascertain because of inconsistencies in the measurement of these behaviors. The present study is the first to evaluate the extent to which three commonly used measures of sexual violence (The Sexual Experiences Survey- Short Form Victimization (SES-SFV), The Sexual Experiences Survey-Short Form Perpetration (SES-SFP) and the Revised Conflicts Tactics Scales-Sexual Coercion Subscale (CTS2-SC)) concurred in identifying cases of sexual victimization and sexual perpetration. This is the first study to simultaneously examine victimization and perpetration, provide kappa estimates of discordance, and control for order of survey administration effects.Methods: Undergraduate men (N = 397) completed the study measures in a randomized order.Results: The SES-SFV identified 109 cases of sexual victimization (27.5% of the sample) while the CTS2-SC identified 164 cases (41.3% of the sample). Results were similar for sexual perpetration. There was no effect of the order of administration on sexual victimization reports. However, there was an order effect for sexual perpetration. When the CTS2-SC was administered first response rates on the CTS2-SC were higher.Conclusions: These results highlight the lack of precision in the measurement of sexual violence. Conceptually, the SESs should identify a greater number of cases; yet we consistently found that the CTS2-SC identified more cases of sexual violence. We suggest that differences in the instructional cues, internal item structure, and measure structure may account for these differences.

Abstract MP048: Partner Violence is Associated with Higher Blood Pressure in Men and Women

Circulation ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 125 (suppl_10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cari J Clark ◽  
Susan A Everson-Rose ◽  
Resnick Michael ◽  
Iris Borowsky ◽  
Sonya S Brady ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Male Victims ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Standard Procedures ◽  
Conflict Tactics Scales ◽  
History Of ◽  
Conflict Tactics ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Revised Conflict Tactics Scales

Introduction: Women are more likely to experience distress and injury from intimate partner violence (IPV), and may also be at greater risk of higher blood pressure than male victims. However, most prior epidemiologic research has not included men and has not examined perpetation, despite the predominance of mutually violent relationships. Therefore, this study investigates sex differences in the relationship between exposure to IPV victimization and perpetration and systolic blood pressure (SB). Methods: The study included 3447 (52% female; mean(sd) age=22(3)) participants of Waves 3 (2001–2002) and 4 (2007) of the publically-available subset of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Frequency of psychological, physical, sexual IPV and IPV-related injury were ascertained with the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales at Wave 3. Exposure to IPV was categorized as no IPV victimization or perpetration (ref), only low victimization and / or perpetration, high victimization and low/no perpetration, high perpetration and low/no victimization, and both high victimization and perpetration. SBP was measured at Wave 4 using standard procedures. Potential confounders (age, educational attainment, race, history of child abuse) and mediators (depressive symptoms, breakfast consumption, moderate physical exercise, BMI, smoking, alcohol consumption) were recorded at Wave 3. Multivariable weighted linear regression was used to test the relationship between SBP and IPV by adjusting for confounders then by adjusting for the proposed mediators. Analyses were stratified by sex and a multiplicative term was tested. Results: Approximately 30% of the sample reported IPV exposure (n=2050), of which 23% (n=831) experienced low victimization and or perpetration, 5% (n=157) high victimization, 6% (N=203) high perpetration, 6% (n=206) both high victimization and perpetration. Women were slightly more likely to report high perpetration and both high victimization and high perpetration (p<0.01). In separate models controlling for confounders, experiencing both high victimization and perpetration was associated with 4.02 mmHg SBP higher in men (95% CI: 0.32, 7.72) and 2.51 mmHg SBP higher in women (95% CI: 0.18, 4.84) compared to those with no IPV. In addition, reporting high perpetration was associated with 3.83 mmHg higher SBP in men (95% CI: –0.72, 8.38), while high victimization was associated with 2.94 mmHg higher SBP for women (95% CI: –0.61, 6.49). Further adjustment for the hypothesized mediators slightly attenuated the findings. The multiplicative term (IPV X sex) was marginally significant (p=0.09). Conclusions: Exposure to high levels of victimization and perpetration is associated with higher levels of SBP for men and women. High victimization alone is related to higher SBP for women while high perpetration is related to higher SBP for men.

scholarly journals Assessing the physical violence component of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales when used in heterosexual couples: an item response theory analysis

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Reichenheim ◽  
Ruben Klein ◽  
Claudia Leite Moraes
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Latent Trait ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Heterosexual Relationships ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Conflict Tactics Scales ◽  
Conflict Tactics ◽  
Revised Conflict Tactics Scales

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 764 women who also responded for their partners. Single dimensionality assumption was corroborated. A 2-parameter logistic IRT model was used for estimating location and discriminating power of each item. Differential item functioning and item information pattern along the violence continuum were assessed. Gender differences were detected in 3 out of 12 items. Item coverage of the latent trait spectrum indicated little information at the lower ends, while plenty in the middle and upper ranges. Still, depending on gender, some item overlaps and regions with gaps could be detected. Despite some unresolved problems, the analysis shows that the items form a theoretically coherent information set across the continuum. Provided the user is aware of possible drawbacks, using the physical violence subscale of the CTS2 in heterosexual couples is still a sensible option.

scholarly journals Estamos realmente detectando violência familiar contra a criança em serviços de saúde? A experiência de um serviço público do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1124-1133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Tereza M. Soares de Moura ◽  
Michael E. Reichenheim
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Conflict Tactics Scales ◽  
Conflict Tactics ◽  
Revised Conflict Tactics Scales ◽  
Parent Child

A violência familiar é considerada uma questão prioritária em saúde pública, sendo o problema ainda mais marcante na infância. Informações referentes à morbidade deste agravo podem estar subdimensionadas devido a entraves na detecção de casos. O objetivo deste estudo é contrastar a magnitude da violência contra a criança, aferida ativamente em um ambulatório, com a casuística espontânea do serviço. Foram realizadas 245 entrevistas entre abril e junho de 2001, utilizando-se as Conflict Tactics Scales: Parent-Child Version (CTSPC) e a Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2) para aferir os eventos violentos. Os casos encaminhados ao Serviço Social representaram a casuística do serviço no período da busca ativa (12 meses). Encontrou-se uma elevada prevalência de violência física entre o casal, com eventos graves ocorrendo em 17,0% das famílias. Em relação à criança, agressões físicas "menores" foram referidas em 46,0% de famílias, porquanto a forma grave, em 9,9%. A prevalência identificada espontaneamente foi de 3,3%. Este estudo de caso mostra as oportunidades perdidas de detecção e chama-se a atenção para a necessidade de rever a abordagem da violência familiar em serviços de saúde.

scholarly journals A critique of the revised Conflict Tactics Scales-2 (CTS-2)

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 83-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard T. Jones ◽  
Kevin Browne ◽  
Shihning Chou
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Tactics Scales ◽  
Conflict Tactics ◽  
Revised Conflict Tactics Scales

scholarly journals Profile of intimate partner violence in Family Health Units

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 1259-1267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo de Mattos Russo Rafael ◽  
Anna Tereza Miranda Soares de Moura ◽  
Jeane Marques Cunha Tavares ◽  
Renata Evelin Moreno Ferreira ◽  
Glauce Gomes da Silva Camilo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Economic Class ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Conflict Tactics Scales ◽  
Conflict Tactics ◽  
Revised Conflict Tactics Scales

ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the profile of intimate partner violence involving women in a scenario of Family Health Strategy in the municipality of Nova Iguaçu (Rio de Janeiro). Method: A transversal study was conducted in four units with a sample of 640 women between the ages of 25 to 64. The phenomena of violence was determined using the tool Revised Conflict Tactics Scales, validated for Brazil. Statistical analysis took into consideration an estimation of prevalence in the calculation of the p values. Results: The situations of violence and the sociodemographic profiles demonstrated a statistically significant relationship with the variables of educational level and housing conditions. Age, ethnicity and economic class demonstrated an association with certain types of violence, varying in type and severity. Conclusion: The study investigated the profile of these situations of violence and enabled reflection regarding the approaches adopted by the Family Health Strategy teams.

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