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Violence Against Women, Vol. 12, No. 11, 1050-1072 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801206293333

Beyond Frequency and Severity

Development and Validation of the Brief Coercion and Conflict Scales

Sarah L. Cook

Georgia State University, Atlanta

Lisa A. Goodman

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

Responding to calls for improved measurement in the field of domestic violence, this paper reports the development and initial validation of the Brief Coercion and Conflict Scales in a sample of incarcerated women. Confirmatory factor analyses tested the scales hypothesized structure and supported coercion and conflict as moderately and positively related but distinct constructs. Although women reported experiencing both conflict and coercion in their most recent relationship before incarceration, they reported that their experiences were more often marked by interpersonal conflict than by coercion. Further, the coercion and conflict scales differentially predicted women's behavioral and psychological responses to abuse. Only coercion consistently predicted strategic responses and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Overall, findings support the instrument as a viable option, but further psychometric evaluation of internal and external validity with additional samples is warranted.

Key Words: Coercion and Conflict Scale • intimate partner violence • measurement


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