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Peer Conflict Scale (PCS)

Title of the Portuguese Version

Escala de Conflito entre Pares

Original Version

Marsee, M. A., Barry, C. T., Childs, K. K., Frick, P. J., Kimonis, E. R., Munoz, L. C., . . . Lau, K. S. L. (2011)

Portuguese Version

Vagos, P., Rijo, D., & Santos, I. M. (2014)

General Description

The PCS includes 40 items assessing four types of aggression (i.e., overt reactive aggression, over proactive aggression, relational reactive aggression and relational proactive aggression), each by using 10 items. Its Portuguese version was validated using a community sample of adolescents aged 15 to 18 years old.

References

  • Marsee, M. A., Barry, C. T., Childs, K. K., Frick, P. J., Kimonis, E. R., Munoz, L. C., . . . Lau, K. S. L. (2011). Assessing the forms and functions of aggression using self-report: Factor structure and invariance of the Peer Conflict Scale in youths. Psychological Assessment, 23, 792-804. doi: 10.1037/a0023369

  • Vagos, P., Rijo, D., Santos, I. M., & Marsee, M. A. (2014). Forms and functions of aggression in adolescents: Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Peer Conflict Scale. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 36, 570-579. doi:10.1007/s10862-014-9421-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10316/46649

Contacts

Paula Vagos – paulavagos@fpce.uc.pt