Friday, March 30, 2012: 10:40 AM-12:00 PM
Yerba Buena Salon 13-15 (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)
Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the prevalence of physical and sexual victimization and perpetration (as identified using the Conflict Tactics Scales, or CTS) in a cohort of male and female medical campus employees
- Describe the associations between CTS responses and participants reports of other controlling behaviors
- Discuss how these findings influence the interpretation of CTS-based research and identify future research approaches that can aid in the development of effective primary/secondary prevention strategies
For years, researchers have debated the usefulness of the Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS) as a tool for measuring intimate partner violence in populations. Using results from a survey of employees on a medical research campus, this report will highlight data showing high levels of female and male perpetration and victimization. Discussion will center on gender and on associations between CTS results and self-reported experiences of controlling behaviors and how these findings might influence future research using the CTS.