Revisiting the issue of the child abuse potential inventory's internal consistency in adolescent samples

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 351-357

  Wells, Brett M ^a   Crouch, Julie L ^a   Schubert, Ralph ^b   Irwin, Lauren M ^a   Risser, Heather J ^c   Skowronski, John J ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Illinois Department of Human Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent mothers; Child abuse; Child Abuse Potential Inventory; Internal consistency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADOLESCENT MOTHER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE POTENTIAL INVENTORY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952700167     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.07.023     Document Type: Article

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