Adaptation and validation of the parent-child conflict tactics scale for use in Sri Lanka.
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2005-03-11
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to validate the Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scale (CTSPC) in Sri Lanka, for use with 12-year old children. DESIGN: A Delphi Process determined the consensual and content validity of the CTSPC. Test-retest reliability and internal consistency were determined by a large and a small group administration. SETTING: Professionals from the social and behavioural sciences were the judges in the Delphi Process. Conveniently located schools in the Gampaha District were chosen for determining the test-retest reliability and internal consistency. MEASUREMENTS: This included original CTSPC and its Sinhala translation, a structured interview schedule and a focus group guide.
RESULTS: The Sinhala version of the CTSPC showed adequate consensual and content validity. Its test-retest reliability and internal consistency were satisfactory. The instrument is best administered in small rather than in large groups of children.
CONCLUSION: The Sinhala version of the CTSPC is appropriate to be used with 12-year old Sinhala speaking schoolchildren in Sri Lanka.
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The Ceylon Medical Journal.
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de Zoysa P, Rajapakse L, Newcombe PA. Adaptation and validation of the parent-child conflict tactics scale for use in Sri Lanka. The Ceylon Medical Journal. 2005 Mar; 50(1): 11-4