Validation of a Child Abuse Questionnaire in Iranian Children with Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis
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Research/Original Article (بدون رتبه معتبر)
Abstract:
Objectives
Protecting children from abuse is a public responsibility. Having a valid tool to assess child abuse is necessary.Methods
The present analysis variancecovariance matrix study recruited 360 elementary school students selected by multistage sampling method. The mean variance, composite reliability and Cronbachs alpha were used in the form of first order and second order confirmatory factor analysis approaches.Results
The overall prevalence of child abuse was 27.61%. The prevalence of different types of child abuse including fear, neglect, verbal, parental maltreatment, physical, and destruction of confidence were 62%, 42.2%, 18.7%, 15.6%, 14.5%, and 12.6%, respectively. These 6 factors explained 64.6% of the total variance of child abuse. The first order confirmatory factor analysis explains the model better than the second order.Conclusion
The Iranian version of the child abuse questionnaire showed acceptable psychometrics. It is necessary to consider different views of parents and children in future studies.Language:
English
Published:
Caspian Journal of Health Research, Volume:2 Issue: 2, Jun 2016
Pages:
37 to 45
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