Psychometric properties of a youth self-report measure of neglectful behavior by parents

被引:30
作者
Dubowitz, Howard [1 ]
Villodas, Miguel T. [2 ]
Litrownik, Alan J.
Pitts, Steven C. [3 ]
Hussey, Jon M. [4 ]
Thompson, Richard [5 ]
Black, Maureen M. [1 ]
Runyan, Desmond
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
[2] San Diego State Univ Univ Calif San Diego, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program Clin Psychol, San Diego, CA USA
[3] Univ Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
[4] Univ N Carolina, Gillings Sch Global Publ Hlth, Chapel Hill, NC USA
[5] Juvenile Protect Assoc, Dept Res, Chicago, IL USA
关键词
Child neglect; Youth; Measurement; Psychometric properties; FIT INDEXES; MALTREATMENT; VIOLENCE; SCALE; ABUSE; TESTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.02.004
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
Objective: This study aimed to empirically assess psychometric properties of a multidimensional youth self-report measure of neglectful behavior by parents. Method: Data were gathered from 593 12-year-old youth participating in the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) consortium; 272 also had data at age 14. Youth responded to a 25-item measure of their experiences of neglect. Expert raters classified items into 4 factors, followed by confirmatory factor analyses. We evaluated cross group measurement equivalence by gender and longitudinal measurement equivalence from age 12 to age 14. Validity was assessed by the relationships between factor scores and (1) neglect reports to child protective services (CPS), (2) quality of parent-child interactions, and (3) parental monitoring. Results: A 3-factor model (Physical Needs, Emotional Support, and Parental Monitoring) of neglect was obtained, with equivalence across gender and longitudinally (age 12-14). The pattern of correlations between the factor scores, CPS reports, and measures of the parent-child relationship offered modest to moderate support for convergent validity. Conclusions: The findings suggest a promising and relatively brief youth self-report measure of neglect to help advance research in this area. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:414 / 424
页数:11
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