Structural validity and reliability of the integrated conflict and violence scale
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Date
2010
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International journal of injury control and safety promotion
Abstract
The study validated structure stability, reliability and sub-scale distinctiveness of integrated conflict and violence
scale (ICVS) and was cross-sectional; war-affected grade 5 school children participated. ICV internal factorial
validity and reliability were evaluated; eigenvalue size and scree plots were used for factor selection. A variable
retention factor load threshold of 40.30 was used: Cronbach’s a tests confirmed reliability increments. Pair-wise
Pearson correlation tests evaluated sub-scale distinctiveness. Gulu University granted ethical clearance. A total of
280 grade 5 children from 50 primary schools participated: 53% of them were males. Two factors accounted for
100% of variability in attitudes; 18 variables were retained. Expelled variables were: ‘If I catch some one stealing my
sugar cane I will fight’ and ‘a bully should be forgiven’. Sub-scale internal consistency reliability coefficients were
0.73 and 0.65, respectively and distinctiveness correlation coefficient was 70.06. The ICVS was validated using
standard criteria. Emerging two-factor scale has acceptable psychometric properties especially factorial structure,
internal consistency and sub-scale distinctiveness.
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Conflict, Violence, Scale
Citation
Mutto, M., Lawoko, S., Ovuga, O., & Bangdiwala, S. (2010). Structural validity and reliability of the integrated conflict and violence scale. International journal of injury control and safety promotion, 17(3), 141-144. DOI: 10.1080/17457300903402176