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Bringiotti, Maria Ines; Barbich, Alejandra; De Paul, Joaquin – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
The validity of the Child Abuse Potential (CAP) Inventory was tested with a sample of 40 child physical abusers and 40 nonabusers in Argentina. More than 97% of subjects were correctly classified as abusing or nonabusing individuals. The article is in Spanish. (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Child Abuse, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries

Diareme, Stavroula; Tsiantis, John; Tsitoura, Stella – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1997
Greek parents (N=320) were given the Child Abuse Potential (CAP) Inventory and results were compared with American scores. Internal consistency reliability was high for four scales (abuse, distress, rigidity, and inconsistency). The Greek and American versions had similar factorial structures. Comparison found that Greek scores were significantly…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Cultural Influences, Culture Fair Tests, Factor Analysis

Haz, Ana Maria; Ramirez, Valeria – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 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)