Validacija skale dječje percepcije sukoba među roditeljima
Validation of Children’s perception of interparental conflict scale

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study was validation of the Children’s Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale (CPIC) (Grych, Seid and Finchman, 1992). Most of the research of the impact of parental conflict on children’s adjustment applies only to parental reports of conflict, even though parental assessment may underestimate the actual child’s experience of conflict in the family. Therefore, measures that directly affect children’s perceptions of parental conflict provide a more precise assessment of the meaning of conflict and the implications for children’s welfare. The study was conducted on 682 students (49% boys) aged 12-15 years. Croatian version of the Children’s Perceptions of Interparental Confl ict Scale is composed of 45 items measuring conflict dimensions and children’s reaction and interpretation of parental conflict, divided on 9 subscales (frequency, intensity, resolution, content, perceived threat, coping efficacy, self-blame, triangulation and perceived stability). Based on conducted prinicipal component analysis, items of the scale can be grouped in the three higher order dimensions: 1. conflict properties encompassing the frequency of conflicts between parents and the level of aggression, 2. experienced level of threat due to parental conflict and 3. self-blame for the conflict between the parents. Analyses of internal consistency have shown high reliability of each conflict dimension. Furthermore, all dimensions of children’s perceptions of parental conflict significantly correlated with the children’s adjustment defined through internalizing and externalizing symptoms.

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