The effect of item order on partner violence reporting: An examination of four versions of the revised Conflict Tactics Scales

Social Science Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 353-373

  Dietz, Tracy L ^a   Jasinski, Jana L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict tactics scale; Item order; Measurement; Partner violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750941396     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2006.04.006     Document Type: Article

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