title: [A study on the construct validity of the Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scale (CTSPC) in an urban population in Northeast Brazil].
abstract: The Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scale (CTSPC) is one of the most widely used instruments in the world for investigating domestic violence against children, but targeted use has proven inadequate given the phenomenon's complexity. This study focused on the factor structure of CTSPC scales in an urban population in Northeast Brazil. We conducted a cross-sectional study in a cohort of 1,370 children in Salvador, Bahia State. Factor analysis with promax oblique rotation was performed, and the Kuder-Richardson coefficient was calculated. Factor analysis showed a different distribution of items in the factors as compared to the original instrument. Violence showed a gradual profile in each factor. The Kuder-Richardson coefficient was 0.63 for factor 1, 0.59 for factor 2, and 0.42 for factor 3. The items behaved differently from the original instrument, corroborating international studies. These findings support proposing a resizing of the CTSPC.
authors: Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Basílio da Gama s/n, Campus Universitário Canela, Salvador, BA, Brazil. bonfimcamila@yahoo.com.br
authors: Camila Barreto
authors: CB
authors: Bonfim
authors: Darci Neves
authors: DN
authors: Santos
authors: Igor Gomes
authors: IG
authors: Menezes
authors: Michael Eduardo
authors: ME
authors: Reichenheim
authors: Mauricio Lima
authors: ML
authors: Barreto
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population