Preliminary Validation of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory in Chile.

Haz, Ana Maria; Ramirez, Valeria

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ERIC Number: EJ571881

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Preliminary Validation of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory in Chile.

Haz, Ana Maria; Ramirez, Valeria

Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, v22 n9 p869-79 Sep 1998

The validity of the Child Abuse Potential (CAP) Inventory was tested with a sample of 134 Chilean adults. The scale was able to discriminate between abusing and nonabusing individuals. The items which had the greatest discriminating power were related to feelings of depression, loneliness, anxiety, and family problems. (CR)

Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Child Abuse, Depression (Psychology), Evaluation Methods, Family Problems, Foreign Countries, Loneliness, Predictor Variables, Psychological Characteristics, Test Reliability, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Chile

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Child Abuse Potential Inventory

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