Abstract
The current study was undertaken to develop a self-reporting scale on the perceptions and
the uses of deception, both in general and as a conflict management technique. The study was initiated with
Item Pool Generation followed by Data Collection which further leads towards Item Selection and finally the
reliability and validity assessments. For data collection, a random sample of 408 individuals was drawn and
administered with 50-item pool to carry out the item selection. For reliability assessment, a sample of 103
individuals on random basis were derived for the establishment of test-retest reliability. For validity assessment, 135 individuals’ random sample was extracted and administered with a battery of tests for ascertaining
construct validity. The results of Item-total correlation was calculated and 35 items were selected at 0.05 level
of significance. The internal consistency of Deception as Conflict Management Technique Scale (DCMTS)
was calculated at 0.896 Cronbach alpha level. Exploratory factor analysis was carried out using varimax
rotation. Psychometric reliability and validity assessments concluded that the 35-item scale has significant
test-retest reliability and high correlation values are reported for both convergent and discriminant validity.
The study further elaborated on the theoretical understanding and implementation of the DCMTS along with
its limitations and implications.
Tehzeeb Sakina, Anila Amber Malik. (2018) Deception as a Conflict Management Technique Scale: A Preliminary Analysis, Journal of Education & Social Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 1.
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