Confirmatory factor analysis of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory: Results based on a sample of Chinese mothers in Hong Kong

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1005-1016

  Chan, Y C ^a   Lam, Gladys L T ^a   Chun, P K R ^a   So, Moon Tong Ernest ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Child Abuse Potential Inventory; Chinese mothers; Confirmatory factor analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE POTENTIAL INVENTORY; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NULL HYPOTHESIS; RATING SCALE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33749243775     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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