Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2012. Vol. Vol. 24 (nº 1). 142-148
Ismael Loinaz1, Enrique Echeburúa1, Margarita Ortiz-Tallo2 y Pedro J. Amor3
La violencia contra la pareja es un problema complejo que requiere la actualización de las herramientas de evaluación disponibles. El objetivo del estudio es poner a prueba la versión revisada de la Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS-2) en agresores de pareja. Se analizan la estructura factorial y otras propiedades psicométricas en 173 agresores condenados en los centros penitenciarios Brians-2 y Alhaurín de la Torre. Se valora su capacidad discriminante comparando los agresores con 108 hombres provenientes de la población general. La consistencia interna para los 39 ítems del agresor es de 0,88 (variando de 0,59 a 0,83 según las subescalas). La escala permite discriminar entre agresores y controles en violencia física y psicológica, si bien hay un solapamiento entre tipos de violencia y resulta difícil comparar el autoinforme con criterios externos tales como las sentencias. Los resultados del análisis factorial confirmatorio no apoyan el modelo original de cinco factores. Mediante análisis factorial exploratorio se identifican cuatro componentes con buena consistencia interna: violencia física (0,86), sexual (0,75), psicológica (0,82) y negociación (0,83). Se proponen una serie de indicaciones de uso, así como una guía de referencia para valorar las puntuaciones en muestras de maltratadores.
Psychometric properties of the Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS-2) in a Spanish sample of partner-violent men. Intimate partner violence is a complex problem that requires the update of the available assessment tools. The aim of the study is to test the revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS-2) in partner-violent men. Its structure and other psychometric properties are analyzed in 173 convicted offenders from Brians-2 and Alhaurín de la Torre penitentiaries. Discriminant validity is also assessed by comparing offenders with 108 males from the general population. The internal consistency for the 39 items of perpetration is .88 (varying from .59 to .83 among the subscales). The validity data indicate that the scale is useful to discriminate between batterers and general population in physical and psychological violence, although there is an overlap between different types of violence, and it is difficult to compare self-reports with external criteria such court decisions. The results of confirmatory factorial analysis do not support the original five-factor structure. Using exploratory factorial analysis, four components with good internal consistency were identified: Physical (.86), Sexual (.75), and Psychological Violence (.82), and Negotiation (.83). Recommendations for use and a reference guide of rating scores in samples of offenders are suggested.
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