Table 2.
Intimate Partner Violence Constructs and Measures
| Measure | Items | Example Item | Range of Reliability across T1-T6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man | Woman | |||
| Physical Aggression | ||||
| Self-report | ||||
| Adjustment with Partner (Kessler, 1990) | 2 | When disagree, how often do you push, grab shove, throw something at partner, slap, or hit? | .30–.59 | .31–.61 |
| Dyadic Social Skills Questionnaire (Capaldi, 1994) | 1 | You sometimes hurt your partner (e.g., hit partner or twist partner’s arm)? | n/a | |
| Conflict Tactics Scale (Straus, 1979) | 6 | Threw something at partner. | .58–.92 | .66–.85 |
| Partner Report Adjustment with Partner (Kessler, 1990) | 2 | When disagree, how often does partner push, grab, shove, throw something at partner, slap, or hit? | .43–.67 | .40–.74 |
| Dyadic Social Skills (Capaldi, 1994) | 1 | Your partner sometimes hurts you (e.g., hit or twist your arm)? | n/a | |
| Conflict Tactics Scale (Straus, 1979) | 6 | Threw something at you. | .65–.93 | .74–.92 |
| Couples Interview (Capaldi & Wilson, 1994) | 1 | How many times has your partner hurt you? | n/a | |
| Coder Report | ||||
| Coder Ratings (Capaldi & Crosby, 1995) | ||||
| Moderate Physical Aggression | 2 | Pushed, grabbed, slapped partner during task? | -.03–.48 | -.09–.49 |
| Severe Physical Aggression | 2 | Kicked, bit, or hit partner during task? | -.01–.69 | -.01–1.00 |
| Coded Physical Aggression (FPPC; Stubbs et al., 1998) | n/a | Rate per minute of aversive physical content during task | n/a | |
| Psychological Aggression | ||||
| Self-Report | ||||
| Adjustment with Partner (Kessler, 1990) | 1 | When disagree, how often do you insult or, swear, sulk or refuse to talk, stomp out of the room, threaten to hit? | n/a | |
| Dyadic Social Skills Questionnaire (Capaldi, 1994) | 10 | Say mean things about your partner behind your partner’s back. | .85–.91 | .82–.87 |
| Conflict Tactics Scale (Straus, 1979) | 6 | Yelled or insulted partner. | .67–.82 | .65–.76 |
| Couples Interview (Capaldi & Wilson, 1994) | 1 | Name calling, threats, sulking or refusing to talk, screaming or cursing, throwing or breaking something [not at partner], during most severe fight in past year lost my temper. | n/a | |
| Partner Report Adjustment with Partner (Kessler, 1990) | 4 | When disagree, how often does your partner insult or swear, sulk or refuse to talk, stomp out of the room, threaten to hit? | .68–.81 | .74–.84 |
| Dyadic Social Skills Questionnaire (Capaldi, 1994) | 10 | Your partner blames you when something goes wrong. | .86–.91 | .89–.93 |
| Conflict Tactics Scale (Straus, 1979) | 6 | Yelled or insulted you. | .73–.82 | .79–.85 |
| Couples Interview (Capaldi & Wilson, 1994) | 1 | Name calling, threats, sulking or refusing to talk, screaming or cursing, throwing or breaking something not at you? | n/a | |
| Partner Interaction Questionnaire (Capaldi, 1991) | 16/17 | Broken or damaged something of yours on purpose? | .79–.94 | .81–.91 |
| Coder Report | ||||
| Coder Ratings (Capaldi & Crosby, 1995) | 11 | Derogatory, sarcastic to partner in task, or called partner in task negative names (e.g., jerk, dummy) | .90–.94 | .89–.94 |
| Coded Psychological Aggression (FPPC; Stubbs et al., 1998) | n/a | Rate per minute of negative interpersonal, verbal attack, and coercive behavior during task | n/a | |