Table 2.

Descriptive and Internal Consistency Statistics (α = .69) for the Conflict Subscale Items when Scored Using a Dichotomous Format (True or False)

Items	M	SD	CISC	ASID
3. We fight a lot (Not physically)	.37	.49	.60	.61
6. We rarely become openly angry	.55	.50	.12	.71
9. We get so angry that we throw things	.24	.43	.44	.64
12. We hardly ever lose our temper	.59	.50	.40	.65
15. We often criticize each other	.41	.50	.52	.62
18. Sometimes we hit each other	.14	.35	.29	.67
21. If we disagree, we try to smooth things over	.14	.35	.29	.67
24. We often try to one-up or out-do each other	.22	.42	.50	.63
27. Raising our voice will not get us anywhere	.47	.50	.17	.70

Note. Items are numbered as administered in the 27-item Family Relational Index of the Family Environment Scale. Reversed scoring was applied to items 6, 12, 21, and 27 to compute descriptive statistics and subscale scores, with higher scores meaning higher amount of conflict-related behaviors. M = Mean; SD = Standard Deviation; α = Cronbach’s alpha; CISC = Corrected Item-Subscale Correlation; ASID = Alpha of the Subscale if Item Deleted.