Prediction and explanation of child abuse

Administered the Child Abuse Potential Inventory to 65 abusing and 65 matched nonabusing parents. An item analysis indicated that 77 of the 160 Inventory items Significantly discriminated between abusers and nonabusers. A discriminant analysis which employed the 77 significant items, correctly class...

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Published in:Journal of clinical psychology 1980-10, Vol.36 (4), p.875-884
Main Authors: Milner, Joel S., Wimberley, Aonald C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Child
Child Abuse
Child Behavior
Emotions
Family
Female
Forecasting
Humans
Loneliness
Male
Parent-Child Relations
Parents - psychology
Personality Inventory
Self Concept
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Summary:Administered the Child Abuse Potential Inventory to 65 abusing and 65 matched nonabusing parents. An item analysis indicated that 77 of the 160 Inventory items Significantly discriminated between abusers and nonabusers. A discriminant analysis which employed the 77 significant items, correctly classified 125, or 96%, af the 130 Ss as abusers or nonabuser. Identical results were obtained from a stepwise multiple regression analysis. Principal axis factoring with oblique promax rotations yielded a seven‐factor solution with relatively specific dimensions. The seven factors, or dimensions, were: Distress, rigidity, child with problem, problem from family and others, unhappiness, loneliness, and negative concept of child and of self. Further analysis revealed that the rigidity, unhappiness, and distress factors were the most meaningful dimensions in the understanding of why some people abuse children.
ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(198010)36:4<875::AID-JCLP2270360407>3.0.CO;2-1