Citation

Milner JS, Charlesworth JR, Gold RG, Gold SR, Friesen MR. J. Clin. Psychol. (Hoboken) 1988; 44(2): 281-285.

Affiliation

Western Carolina University, Cullowhee.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3360948

Abstract

The convergent validity of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory (CAP) was investigated (N = 254). Because the CAP was designed to measure elements of individual pathology and interactional problems related to physical child abuse, it was predicted that CAP scores would be related to a measure of psychological status, the Mental Health Index (MHI). Specifically, it was predicted that the CAP would be correlated positively with MHI measures of psychological distress and, to a lesser degree, correlated inversely with MHI measures of psychological well-being. Because the CAP measures variables predictive of abusive behavior, a substantial relationship was expected between the CAP and the MHI Loss of Behavioral/Emotional Control scale. All hypotheses were supported.

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