TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Psychometric properties of family members' reports of parental physical aggression toward clinic-referred children
JO  - Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
A1  - Jouriles, E. N.
A1  - Mehta, Purnima
A1  - McDonald, R.
A1  - Francis, D. J.
SP  - 309
EP  - 318
VL  - 65
IS  - 2
N2  - This study examined (a) differences among mothers', fathers', and children's reports of parental physical aggression toward children; (b) the reliability and validity of family members' reports of aggression using confirmatory factor analysis; and (c) the discriminant validity of the constructs of mother-child and father-child aggression. Participants were 72 dual-parent families in which the parents were seeking clinical services for their children's (ages 7-9 years) conduct behavior problems. Each participant completed the parent-child version of the Conflict Tactics Scale (P-CTS). Results indicate that children reported lower levels of mother-child and father-child aggression than either mothers or fathers reported. Although the reliability (total systematic variance accounted for by observed variables) of family members' reports on the P-CTS ranged from moderate to high, convergent validity was generally low. The constructs of mother-child and father-child aggression were highly correlated but could be distinguished from each other when relationships among rater effects were considered.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-006X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -