Hi everyone,
Does anyone know how to use the Conflict Tactics Scale short form (CTS2S; Straus & Douglas, 2004)? I am working on my master thesis and I am looking at Gender Role Ideologies as a significant predictor for Domestic Violence. Unfortunately, I am having troubles understanding how to use the CTS2S. I don’t know how to classify my participants from perpetrators or victims of domestic abuse. I have red several articles and these suggest to use the “prevalence” method of scoring, however, I don’t understand how to group these variables and get a final score on them.
I will greatly appreciate your help!
Thank you in advance for your time!
You have to know what questions measure the same thing. Then you compute Cronbach's alpha of the questions, Delete those questions which reduce your alpha < .70. Then you compute a sum of these questions that get you an alpha above .70. I attach a paper of mine where you can see how I did.
Thank you very much dear S. Béatrice Marianne Ewalds-Kvist . I did as you suggested me to do and I was able to get the score needed for my analysis. I greatly appreciate your help and time!
Have a lovely week! :)