Reactivity in Family Communication

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Reactivity in Family Communication
Multisite Violence Prevention Project‚ 2004b
Adapted from Henry‚ Chertok‚ Keys & Jegerski‚ 1991
 
1. Family members jump to conclusions when we talk.
2. I know what other members of my family will say before they finish saying it.
3. We interrupt one another when we talk or argue.
 
 
  • emotional
 
This instrument can be found on page 290 of Measuring Violence-Related Attitudes‚ Behaviors‚ and Influences Among Youths: A Compendium of Assessment Tools‚ available online at: http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/YV_Compendium.pdf
 
Point values are assigned as follows:
Never =1
Rarely=2
Sometimes=3
Often=4
 Almost always=5
Point values are assigned as indicated above. Point values are summed and then divided by the total number of items. Intended range is 1-5‚ with higher scores indicating greater reactivity in family communication.
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[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]Multisite Violence Prevention Project. Description of measures: parent survey‚ 2004b. Available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ National Center for Injury Prevention and Control‚ Atlanta‚ GA.[/perfectpullquote]

[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]Henry D‚ Chertok F‚ Keys C‚ Jegerski J. Organizational and family systems factors in stress among ministers. American Journal of Community Psychology 1991;19(6):931-952[/perfectpullquote]

 

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Mohammed looti (2025). Reactivity in Family Communication. Psychological Scales & Instruments Database. Retrieved from https://db.arabpsychology.com/scales/reactivity-in-family-communication/

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Mohammed looti. "Reactivity in Family Communication." Psychological Scales & Instruments Database, 2025. https://db.arabpsychology.com/scales/reactivity-in-family-communication/.

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