Factor validity and reliability of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) in a Spanish adult population

In the current study, we analyzed the factor validity and reliability of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2; Straus, Hamby, Boney-McCoy y Sugarman, 1996) in a Spanish adult population. The sample was composed by 2330 men and 2220 women from the Region of Madrid aged between 18 and 80 years. The confirmatory factor analysis realized confirmed five factors according to the original scale: Negotiation, Psychological aggression, Physical aggression, Sexual coercion, and Injury. Finally, it is concluded that this scale allows the assessment of violence and victimization in adults’ dating relationships in community samples with appropriate psychometric properties.