Violence Prevention Climate Scale-18 Scoring Instructions

Violence Prevention Climate Scale Scoring Instructions

To score the VPCS 18-item version, sum responses to each item for the particular subscale as shown in the table below.

Subscale	Items to sum
Subscale 1: Practices and Response	1-6
Subscale 2: Policies and Procedures	7-12
Subscale 3: Pressure for Unsafe Practices	13-18 (reverse score)

To score the VPCS 12-item version, sum responses to each item for the particular subscale as shown in the table below.

Subscale	Items to sum
Subscale 1: Practices and Response	1-4
Subscale 2: Policies and Procedures	5-8
Subscale 3: Pressure for Unsafe Practices	9-12 (reverse score)

Note: High scores indicate a favorable climate for reducing violence and aggression.

Note: To reverse score an item, use the following conversions: 1 = 6, 2 = 5, 3 = 4, 4 = 3, 5 = 2, 6 = 1 so that

Disagree very much = 6

Disagree moderately = 5

Disagree slightly = 4

Agree slightly = 3

Agree moderately = 2

Agree very much = 1

Date last modified March 13, 2012