FAMILY RESEARCH LABORATORY
MEASUREMENT RESEARCH PROGRAM
Murray A. Straus
Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-2594
murray.straus@unh.edu
http://www.unh.edu/frl
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Contents
REVIEWS AND METHODOLOGY
THE CONFLICT TACTICS SCALES (CTS, CTS2, CTSPC)
The Revised CTS
Original CTS
PAPERS ON MEASURES OF ABUSE OF PARTNERS AND CHILDREN IN ADDITION
TO THE CTS
THE PERSONAL AND RELATIONSHIP PROFILE (PRP)
THE FAMILY VIOLENCE ASSESSMENT TOOLS (FVAT)
POWER & DOMINANCE
SEXUAL ABUSE MEASUREMENT
SIMFAM Technique for Observed Family Interaction Measurement
MEASURES OF CHARACTERISTICS OF THE U.S. STATES
THE FAMILY INTERACTION SCHEDULE AND FAMILY PATTERNS PROFILE
RURAL SOCIOLOGY MEASURES
Table of Contents for the CTS HANDBOOK
TERMS OF AGREEMENT TO USE
PSYCHOMETRIC DATA ON THE CTS2 AND CTSPC TO BE PROVIDED UNDER
USER AGREEMENT
PUBLICATION REQUEST FORM
REVIEWS AND METHODOLOGY
Catania, J., Turner, H., Pierce, R., & et al. (1993). Response bias in surveys of AIDS-related
sexual behavior. AIDS Survey Research Methodology. National Institute of Mental Health.
Moore, David W. & Straus, Murray A. 1995. Tolerance for slapping a spouse: Higher than we
thought. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion
Research. Durham, NH: Family Research Laboratory. V57.
Moore, David W. 1989 "Effects of Interviewers' Sex on Reported Rates of Child Abuse and
Attitudes Toward Child Raising Practices." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Association of Public Opinion Research. Durham, NH: Family Research Laboratory.
*CA2, $1.50
Straus, Murray A. 1980. "The 'ZP' scale: a percentaged Z score scale." Durham, NH: Family
Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire. *M23, $1.50.
Straus, Murray A. 1964. "Measuring families." Chapter 10 in Harold T. Christenson (ed.),
Handbook of Marriage and the Family. Chicago: Rand McNally. #39.
Straus, Murray A. 1969. "Phenomenal identity and conceptual equivalence of measurement in
cross-national research." Journal of Marriage and the Family 31 (May):233-239. *SC11, $2.00.
Straus, Murray A. 1969. Family Measurement Techniques. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota
Press. Revised Editions: 1978 (with Bruce W. Brown), and 1990 Handbook of Family
Measurement Techniques (with John Touliatos and Barry Perlmutter).
Straus, Murray A. & Fumie Kumagai. 1980. "An empirical comparison of eleven methods of
constructing indexes." Durham, NH: Family Research Laboratory. *M25, $2.00.
Straus, Murray A. 1990. "The Strength of Weak Indicators: A Response to Gilles, Brown,
Gallate, and Deluxe." Sociological Quarterly 31:619-624. SR35X.
Straus, Murray A. 1992 "Assessing Family Functioning Via Questionnaire and Interview
Measures." Paper prepared for the NIMH working group on Methodological Issues in the Study
of the Family. Washington, D.C. M37.
Straus, Murray A. and Barbara Wauchope. 1992. "Measurement Instruments." Pp. 1236-1240 in
Encyclopedia of Sociology, Vol. 2, edited by Edgar F. Borgatta and Marie L. Borgatta. NY:
Macmillian Publishing Co. *M35, $1.50.
Straus, Murray A., and Susan M. Ross. 1995. "Measures of Family Characteristics."
Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family. NY: Macmillian. *M39, $1.50.
Straus, M. A. (1999). The Controversy over Domestic Violence by Women: A Methodological,
Theoretical, and Sociology of Science Analysis. To Appear in Arriaga, X.B. & Oskamp, S. (Eds.)
Violence in Intimate Relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. An earlier version of this chapter
was presented at the Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology on Violence in
Intimate Relationships, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA. *CTS21, $2.50.
THE CONFLICT TACTICS SCALES
(CTS, CTS2, CTSPC)
The revised CTS has two versions, one for use with married, cohabiting, or dating partners
(called the CTS2), and the other to obtain information about the behavior of parents toward a
child (called the CTSPC).
The original CTS has three scales: Reasoning, Verbal/Symbolic Aggression, and Physical
Violence. The (CTS2) has improved versions of the three original scales (renamed as
Negotiation, Psychological Aggression, and Physical Assault), and new scales to measure
Sexual Coercion and Injury. The CTSPC has improved versions of these scales (now named
Non-Violent Discipline, Psychological Aggression, and Physical Assault) and new supplemental
scales to measures Weekly Discipline, Neglect, and Sexual Abuse.
Straus, Murray A. Handbook For the Conflict Tactics Scales. Durham, NH: Family Research
Laboratory, University of New Hampshire. This 350 page handbook includes all versions of the
CTS and most of the currently available CTS series publications listed below, plus some other
papers, and Spanish translations of the original CTS, forms N and R. See Table of contents
attached to this document. *CTS Handbook $25.00.
Translations of the CTS2 and CTSPC 2001. “Translations of the CTS2 and CTSPC.” .
Durham, NH: Family Research Laboratory. *CTS35 $2.50.
The Revised CTS
The revised versions of the CTS are copyright instruments. If you wish to use either the CTS2 or
the CTSPC, see the Terms of Agreement and the application form at the end of this document.
If you are printing this form and it does not print clearly, you can write or e mail for a copy to be
sent by mail.
Straus, Murray A., Hamby, Sherry L, Sue Boney-McCoy, and David B. Sugarman. (1996). The
revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2): Development & Preliminary Psychometric Data. Journal
of Family Issues 17(3):283-316 This paper includes a copy of the revised CTS. *CTS15 $3.00.
Straus, Murray A., Hamby, Sherry L., Finkelhor, David., Moore, David W. & Runyan, Desmond.
(1998). Identification of Child Maltreatment with the The Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scales
(CTSPC): Development and Psychometric data for a National sample of American parents.
Child Abuse and Neglect 22: 249-270. *CTS17. $5.00.
Straus, Murray A. and Carolyn Field. 2000. "Psychological aggression by American parents:
National data on prevalence, chronicity, and severity in relation to child and family
characteristics." paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Sociological
Association. Washington, DC: Durham, NH: Family Research Laboratory, University of New
Hampshire. *CTS27. $2.50.
Straus, Murray A. (1999). Child report and adult recall versions of the revised Conflict Tactics
Scales. Durham, NH: Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire. *CTS24.
$2.00.
Hamby, Sherry L. and Tsang, Chiu-Wai Rita. (1996). Respondent comments on the CTS2:
Implications for assessment of partner violence. Durham, NH: Family Research Laboratory,
University of New Hampshire. CTS20
Original CTS
Most of the content of the following items also apply to the CTS2 or the CTSPC.
Aldarondo, Etiony and Murray A. Straus. 1994. "Screening for Physical Violence in Couple
Therapy: Methodological, Practical, and Ethical Considerations." Family Process, 33:425-439.
*CTS10 $2.50
Ford, David A. 1990. "Validity of Using the Conflict Tactics Scale in the Indianapolis Prosecution
Experiment." Durham, NH: Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire. CTS9
Hamby, Sherry L., Valerie C. Poindexter., & Bernadette Gray-Little. 1996. "Four Measures of
Partner Violence: Construct Similarity and Classification Differences." Journal of Marriage and
the Family. 58(1):127-139. *CTS16 $2.50.
Straus, Murray A. 1979 "Measuring Intrafamily Conflict and Violence: The Conflict Tactics (CTS)
Scales." Journal of Marriage and the Family 41(1):75-88. A revised version is in Straus and
Gelles (1990) Physical Violence in American Families. *CTS2X $2.00
Straus, Murray A. 1990 "Injury, Frequency, and the `Representative Sample Fallacy' in
Measuring Wife Beating and Child Abuse." In Physical Violence in American Families: Risk
Factors and Adaptations to Violence in 8,145 Families, edited by Murray A. Straus and Richard
J. Gelles. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publications. *CTS6 $1.50
Straus, Murray A. 1990 "New Scoring Methods for Violence and New Norms for the Conflict
Tactics Scales." Appendix B in Physical Violence in American Families: Risk Factors and
Adaptations to Violence in 8,145 Families, edited by Murray A. Straus and Richard J. Gelles.
New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publications. *CTS5 $2.00
Straus, Murray A. 1990 "The Conflict Tactics Scales and Its Critics: An Evaluation and New
Data on Validity and Reliability." In Physical Violence in American Families: Risk Factors and
Adaptations to Violence in 8,145 Families, edited by Murray A. Straus and Richard J. Gelles.
New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publications. *CTS4 $2.00
Straus, Murray A. 1993. "Identifying Offenders in Criminal Justice Research on Domestic
Assault." American Behavioral Scientist. 36(5):587-600. *CTS8, $1.50
Straus, Murray A. 1994 "Bibliography of Research on the Conflict Tactics Scales, 2nd edition."
Durham, NH: Family Research Laboratory. *CTS11 $2.00
Straus, Murray A. and Sherry L. Hamby. (1997). "Measuring Physical and Psychological
Maltreatment of children with the Conflict Tactics Scales" In Kaufman Kantor, G., and J. L.
Jasinski (Eds.) Out of the darkness: Contemporary research perspectives on family violence.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. The data in this article are based on the original CTS. However,
most of the material applies to both the CTSPC as well as to the original CTS. *CTS7 $3.00.
Yodanis, Carrie, and Murray A. Straus. 1995. Tabular summaries of methodological
characteristics of research using the CTS. Durham, NH: Family Research Laboratory, University
of New Hampshire. *CTS18 $8.00
PAPERS ON MEASURES OF ABUSE OF PARTNERS AND CHILDREN IN
ADDITION TO THE CTS
Saunders, Daniel G., Ann B. Lynch, Marcia Grayson and Daniel Linz. 1987. "The Inventory of
Beliefs About Wife-Beating: The Construction and Initial Validation of a Measure of Beliefs and
Attitudes." Violence and Victims 2 (Spring):39-57. VX29, $1.50
Straus, Murray A. 1991. "Conceptualization and Measurement of Battering: Implications for
Public Policy." Pp. 19-47 in Michael Steinman, Ed. Woman Battering: Policy Responses.
Cincinnati: Anderson Publishing Co. *VB30, $2.00.
Straus, Murray A. 1992. "Measurement Instruments in Child Abuse Research." Paper prepared
for at the National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, panel on research on
Child Abuse and Neglect. *M38, $1.50
Sugarman, David B. and Gerald T. Hotaling. 1996. "Intimate Violence and Social desirability: A
Meta-Analytic Review" Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 12 (2): 275-290. *MT5, $2.50.
THE PERSONAL AND RELATIONSHIP PROFILE (PRP)
The PRP is a multi-scale instrument that, when completed, will provide a profile of scores for
variables that have an empirically demonstrated relationship with physical violence against a
partner in a marital, cohabiting, or dating, relationship. The PRP will measure two types of "risk
markers" (1) Interpersonal, i.e. characteristics of the relationship such as the balance of power,
(2) Intrapsychic, i.e. characteristics of the respondent such as antisocial personality. There will
be about 8 interpersonal and 8 intrapsychic risk factor scales. The average testing time will be
about 20 minutes. Seventh grade reading ability is needed. The PRP is described in paper PR6,
listed in the next section. The scales developed so far are described in the following papers:
Hamby, Sherry L., & Bushman, Cheryl A. (1996, August). Dominance and violence among
female group members in same-race and mixed-race relationships. Paper presented at the
104th annual meeting of the American Psycholgical Association, Toronto, Ontario. *PR10,
$2.00.
Ross, Susan M., and Murray A. Straus. 1995. "The Social Integration Scale" Paper presented at
the 4th International Conference on Family Violence. Durham, NH: Family Research Laboratory,
University of New Hampshire. *PR2 $2.00
Straus, Murray A., E. Milling Kinard., and Linda Williams. 1995. "The Neglect Scale" Paper
presented at the 4th International Conference on Family Violence. Durham, NH: Family
Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire. *PR1 $2.50.
The Dominance Scale. See Hamby reference in the section on Power and Dominance.
Straus, Murray A. And Carrie L. Yodanis. 1996. Gender hostility and violence against dating
Partners. Paper presented at the 12th World Meeting of the International Society for Research
On Aggression. Strasbourg, France, August 27. *PR5, $2.00.
Yodanis, Carrie L. and Murray A. Straus. 1996. You can't live with them: Development of an
improved measure of gender hostility. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern
Sociological Society, Boston: March, 1996. *PR4, $2.00.
THE FAMILY VIOLENCE ASSESSMENT TOOLS (FVAT)
The FVAT will combine the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2) and the Personal and
Relationship Profile (PRP) as an integrated pair of instruments in a format designed for selfadministration. In a clinical application, the CTS2 part of the FVAT will identify cases in which
there is physical, sexual, or psychological abuse of the partner, and the PRP part will provide
information on the extent of each of 16 variables known to be associated with partner violence.
Straus, Murray A., Sherry L. Hamby., Sue Boney-McCoy., and David B. Sugarman. 1995 "The
Family Violence Assessment Tools: A package of Instruments for Research and Clinical
Screening of Couple Violence" Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Family
Violence. Durham, NH: Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire. *PR6, $2.00
POWER & DOMINANCE
Allen, Craig M. 1984. "On the Validity of Relative Validity Studies of `Final-Say' Measures of
Marital Power." Journal of Marriage and the Family 46:619-629. *M33, $2.00.
Allen, Craig M. and Murray A. Straus. 1984. "`Final Say' Measures of Marital Power: Theoretical
Critique and Empirical Findings From Five Studies in the United States and India." Journal of
Comparative Family Studies XV:329-344. *M32, $1.50
Bulcroft, Richard A. and Murray A. Straus. 1975. "Validity of Husband, Wife, and Child Reports
of Conjugal Violence and Power." Durham, NH: Family Research Laboratory. *V14, $1.50.
Hamby, Sherry L. 1995. "The Dominance Scale" 1996 "The Dominance Scale" Violence and
Victims. 11(3): 199-211. *PR3, $2.00.
Straus, Murray A. And Solomon Cytrynbaum. 1962. "A scoring manual for intrafamilial power
and affective support." Minneapolis: Minnesota Family Study Center, University of Minnesota.
#36.
SEXUAL ABUSE MEASUREMENT
Finkelhor, David. 1986. Questions used in surveys to elicit histories of sexual abuse., Pp 54-59
in Sourcebook on Child Sexual Abuse. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Kendall-Tackett, Kathleen. 1991. "Beyond Anatomical Dolls: Professionals' Use of Other Play
Therapy Techniques." Child Abuse and Neglect. 16:139-142. *SX14, $1.00
Kendall-Tackett, Kathleen. 1992. "Professionals' Standards of `Normal' Behavior With
Anatomical Dolls and Factors That Influence These Standards." Child Abuse and Neglect.
16:727-733. *SX15, $1.50
Kendall-Tackett, Kathleen and Malcolm W. Watson. 1990. "Factors that Influence Perceptions of
Behavioral Indicators of Child Sexual Abuse." "Anatomical Dolls." In A Common Ground
November, Pages 3 and 9. *SX13, $1.00
Kendall-Tackett, Kathleen and Malcolm W. Watson. 1991. "Use of Anatomical Dolls by Bostonarea Professionals." Child Abuse and Neglect, 16(3):423-428. SX16.
Finkelhor, David., David Moore., Sherry L. Hamby., & Murray A. Straus. 1997. "Sexually abused
children in a national survey of parents: Methodological issues. Child Abuse & Neglect. 21(1): 19. *VX81. $1.50.
SIMFAM Technique for Observed Family Interaction Measurement
Straus, Murray A. and David H. Olson. 1972. "A diagnostic tool for marital and family therapy:
the SIMFAM technique." Family Coordinator 21 (July):251-265. SC10.
Straus, Murray A. and Irving Tallman. 1971. "SIMFAM: A technique for observational
measurement and experimental study of families." Pp. 378-438 in Joan Aldous et al. (eds.),
Family Problem Solving. Hinsdale, Ill.: Dryden Press. SC3.
Straus, Murray A., Irving Tallman and Lance R. Wilson. 1974. "SIMCAR: A game simulation
method for cross-cultural family research." Social Science Information 13 (April):121-144. #78.
MEASURES OF CHARACTERISTICS OF THE U.S. STATES
These measures consist of scores for each of the 50 states. They can be used for macrosociological research, or the scores for each state can be used as social context variables in
individual-level research. The three books listed below give the scores for each overall index for
each state, arrayed in rank order. They also list the scores for each state on the separate
indicators making up each index. Finally, the three books also include many state-by-state
rankings of variables from standard sources such as the U.S. Census, the Uniform Crime
Reports, and the Vital Statistics, but these are not listed below because they can be obtained
from those widely available references.
Baron, Larry, and Murray A. Straus. 1989. Four Theories of Rape in American Society: A StateLevel Analysis. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
Gender Equality
Gini Index (income inequality)
Legitimate Violence
Non-traditional Sex Role Attitudes
Sex Magazine Circulation
Sexual Liberalism
Social Disorganization
Linsky, Arnold S., Bachman, Ronet, & Straus, Murray A. 1995. Stress, Culture, and Aggression.
New Haven: Yale University Press.
State Stress Index, 1976
State Stress Index, 1982
Each of the above has subindexes for economic, family, and community stressors
Subjective Stress
Perceived Stress
Status Integration
Cigarette consumption per capita
Percentage of smokers
Restrictive Drinking Norms
Frequency of Drunkenness
Heavy Drinking
Alcohol consumption
Suicidal Ideation
Gun Magazine Circulation Rate
Homicide rates for types of victim- offender relationship, gender, & weapon
Linsky, Arnold S. and Murray A. Straus. 1986. Social stress in the United States: Clues to
regional patterns of crime and illness. Dover, MA: Auburn House/Greenwood Press.
State Stress Index, 1972
Many measures of health problems and crime
Straus, Murray A. 1985. "The validity of U.S. states as units for sociological research." Paper
presented at the 1985 meeting of the American Sociological Association, 1985. *SR21, $2.00.
Straus, Murray A. 1988. "Validity of Aggregating Individual-Level Survey Data for Macro
sociological Research Using U.S. States." Paper presented at the 1988 annual meeting of the
American Sociological Association. *SR42, 2.00.
Straus, Murray A. 1994. "State-to-State Differences in Social Inequality and Social Bonds in
Relation to Assaults on Wives in the United States." Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 25:
7-24. *VB13, $2.00.
THE FAMILY INTERACTION SCHEDULE
AND FAMILY PATTERNS PROFILE
These multi-scale instruments were intended to provide standardized measures on a numbed of
important family dimensions. Due to a shift in research interests at the time, I never got to use
them in published research. Consequently construct validity evidence is not available.
Nevertheless, I list them here because I think they are still promising. The Family Patterns
Profile is also unique in the method used to control for social desirability and other response
sets.
Straus, Murray A. 1965. The family interaction schedule. Minneapolis: Minnesota Family Study
Center. 1965. Available from the Educational Testing Service, Test Library, Princeton, NJ.
Measures intrafamily communication (5 subscales), Support (subscales for each family rolerelationship, e.g. H to W, W to H), Task Roles (subscales for Task Activity and Task
Differentiation). Decision Roles (subscales for Decision Activity, and Decision Differentiation of
Husb, Wife, and Children), Immediate Power, i.e., control of day to day activities (subscales for
each family role relationship), Ultimate Power, i.e., who has the final say when decisions are
contested (three subscales), Consensus/Conflict (subscales for each role-relationship) #44.
Straus, Murray A. 1965. Family patterns profile. Test and test manual." Minneapolis: Minnesota
Family Study Center. 1965. Available from the Educational Testing Service, Test Library,
Princeton, NJ. #45 (measures Achievement Expectations, Emotional Neutrality, Self-orientation,
and Role Differentiation) #45.
RURAL SOCIOLOGY MEASURES
Straus, Murray A. 1956. "Personality testing the farm population." Rural Sociology 21
(September-December):293-294. #13.
Straus, Murray A. 1957. "Direct, indirect and disguised measurement in rural sociology."
Pullman, Washington: Washington Agricultural Experiment Station, State College of
Washington, Technical Bulletin 26 (August). #17.
Straus, Murray A. and Allen J. Estep. 1958. "Do questionnaires tell the truth?" County Agent
and Vocational-Agricultural Teacher 14 (October):26-29. #25.
Straus, Murray A. 1959. "A Technique for measuring values in rural Life." Pullman, Washington
Agricultural Experiment Station, State College of Washington, Technical Bulletin 29 (August).
(Now available from the Test Library, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, N.J.). #21.
Table of Contents
HANDBOOK FOR THE CONFLICT TACTICS SCALES (CTS)
INCLUDING REVISED VERSIONS CTS2 AND CTSPC
Murray A. Straus
Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824 603-862-2594 murray.straus@unh.edu
http://www.unh.edu/frl
I. METHODOLOGY
Measuring Intra-family Conflict and Violence: The Conflict Tactics (CT) Scales *
The Revised CTS (CTS2): (Paper CTS15)
Identification of Child maltreatment with the CTSPC: (Paper CTS17)
Child-report and adult-recall, and Sibling versions of the revised CTS (Paper CTS24)
Scoring the CTS2 and CTSPC (Paper CTS28)
The CTS And Its Critics: An Evaluation and New Data On Validity And Reliability *
Validity of the CTS in the Indianapolis Prosecution Experiment (Paper V47)
Injury, Frequency, and the "Representative Sample Fallacy" in Measuring Wife Beating And
Child Abuse *
Measuring Physical and Psychological Maltreatment of Children With The CTS (Paper CTS7)
Identifying Offenders In Criminal Justice Research On Domestic Assault (Paper CTS8)
II. PREVALENCE RATES
How Violent Are American Families? Estimates From The National Family Violence Survey &
Other Studies*
Societal Change and Change In Family Violence From 1975 to 1985 as Revealed by Two
National Surveys" *
Trends in Cultural Norms and Rates of Partner Violence: An update to 1992 (Paper V56)
Physical Punishment & Physical Abuse of American Children: Incidence Rates by Age, Gender,
& Occupational Class *
III. PREVIOUS VERSIONS AND TRANSLATIONS
IV. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RESEARCH ON THE CONFLICT TACTICS SCALES
Publications Arranged By Topic
A.
B.
C.
D.
CD
E.
F.
G.
Discussions, Critques, Methodology, Reliability, Validity
Dating Couples
Married & Cohabiting Couples (see also CD)
Parental Behavior (see also CD)
Couples and Parental Behavior
Children's Behavior
Elder Abuse
Verbal/Symbolic Aggression
* Indicates a reprint from Physical Violence In American Families. If you have this book or plan to
purchase it, the remaining items are available separately.
TERMS OF AGREEMENT TO USE
THE REVISED CONFLICT TACTICS SCALES (CTS2)
AND
PARENT-CHILD CONFLICT TACTICS SCALES (CTSPC)
1. This agreement is between the authors of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2) and the
Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scales (CTSPC), hereafter referred to as the Test Authors or the
Authors, and the person or persons listed requesting permission to use these tests, hereafter
referred to as the Cooperating User or the User. The agreement covers use of the CTS2 or the
CTSPC (hereafter referred to as the Tests) for the research or clinical trial described below.
2. The Test Authors grant permission to use one or both of these Tests and to waive all royalty
or permission fees solely for the research or clinical trial described below.
3. If the Cooperating User does not intend to carry out and publish a psychometric analysis of
the data (such as factor analysis, item analysis, and construction of normative tables), she/he
agrees to provide the Test Authors with a copy of the data to permit the Test Authors to use it
for that purpose. If the data is provided, it is further agreed that it will be the data on responses
to each item in the Tests, together with as much as possible of a list of demographic information
to be provided by the Test Authors.
If the User intends to carry out and publish psychometric analyses, but the User's plans change
and a copy of a paper or other suitable publication reporting the psychometric analysis is not
sent to the Test Authors within a period of two years from the date of testing, the User agree to
provide a copy of the data to the Test Authors for purposes of psychometric analysis.
4. The Test Authors agree: (A) To use the data provided by the Cooperating User for the sole
purpose of psychometric analyses and not to use the data to investigate a substantive issue. (B)
That the Cooperating User has the exclusive right to use the data for substantive analyses such
as research on etiology, consequences, or treatment outcomes. If the Test Authors publish
information based on data provided by the User signing this agreement, the Authors will
acknowledge the source of the data in any publications which reports information based on the
data provided by the Cooperating User.
5. In the case of students, permission to use the CTS will be granted to the advisor on behalf of
the student, and must be signed by the advisor. The advisor agrees to assist the student in
fulfilling this agreement, but assumes no other obligation to the Test Authors.
PSYCHOMETRIC DATA ON THE CTS2 AND CTSPC
TO BE PROVIDED UNDER USER AGREEMENT
Murray A. Straus
Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824 murray.straus@unh.edu
PHONE 603-862-2594 FAX 603-862-1122
Please provide as much as possible of the following. I will be glad to assist you with
questions or problems. E mail is best. Please try again if I do not reply in a reasonable
time. Thanks.
Murray Straus
Description of the sample, including method of recruitment and key characteristics such
as age, gender, whether a treatment group of some type, etc.
* Descriptive statistics for each scale:
Frequency distribution
Mean, Standard Deviation, Median
The above should be provided for the total population and for relevant subgroups such
as men and women, treatment and control group, offenders and victims, etc.
You can send a computer printout, but please be sure it is labeled to indicate the scale.
If you provide separate statistics for subgroups such as men and women, please check
that the group is identified and if not, write it in.
* Alpha coefficient of reliability for each scale. Be sure to indicate the sample this
applies to.
* Results of factor analysis: the factor structure, percent of variance explained by each
factor etc.
IMPORTANT: Please attach a copy of the CTS as it was printed for your use.
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