The German short version of the Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale

The Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale, developed by Gry ch, Seid, and Fincham (1992), has in the meanwhile become a well-establishe d instrument for assessing parental conflict as perceived by children. The measure focuses not only on "objective" features of parental conflict, but also includes appraisal scales. The current study introduces a German short version of the CPIC. examined in a sample of 335 children and adolescents. Analyses concerning the factor structure of the CPIC dimensions and indexe s of reliability and validity demonstrate good psychometric properties of t he German short version. In line with the American original version, a thre e-dimensional structure emerged, including the slightly differently accentu ated dimensions Persisting Conflict, Child as Content, and Child os Mediato r.