Assessing the Reliability of Retrospective Reports of Adverse Childhood Experiences among Adolescents with Documented Childhood Maltreatment

The literature suggests that childhood maltreatment is related to a higher probability of developing psychopathology and disease in adulthood. However, some authors have questioned the reliability of self-reports of maltreatment, suggesting that psychopathology at the time of evaluation affects self...

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Published in:Journal of family violence 2014-05, Vol.29 (4), p.431-438
Main Authors: Pinto, Ricardo, Correia, Liliana, Maia, Ângela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Adult child abuse victims
Analysis
Child abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Welfare Services
Childhood
Childhood Factors
Clinical Psychology
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Diseases
Domestic violence
Evaluation
Health
Law and Psychology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental health surveys
Parent-child relations
Psychological aspects
Psychopathology
Psychotherapy and Counseling
Quality of Life Research
Reliability
Research on Outcomes of Adverse Childhood Experiences
Symptoms
Teenagers
Young Adults
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Summary:The literature suggests that childhood maltreatment is related to a higher probability of developing psychopathology and disease in adulthood. However, some authors have questioned the reliability of self-reports of maltreatment, suggesting that psychopathology at the time of evaluation affects self-reports. We evaluated the reliability of the self-reports of 79 young adults who were identified in childhood by Child Protective Services by comparing two moments of evaluation. Psychological and physical symptoms were tested to evaluate their interference with the reports. We found good to excellent agreement, with no significant correlation between the changes in self-reported experiences and the changes in physical and psychological symptoms, suggesting that the reliability of reports is not related to the health state at the time of the report.
ISSN:0885-7482
1573-2851
DOI:10.1007/s10896-014-9602-9