Citation

Haskett ME, Scott SS, Fann KD. Child Abuse Negl. 1995; 19(12): 1483-1495.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8777698

Abstract

The primary purpose of this research was to examine the construct validity of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory by comparing maltreating and high-risk parents' CAP Inventory abuse scores to their behavior during interactions with their children. A second purpose was to determine the degree to which CAP Inventory scores and parenting behavior were related to several known correlates of abuse, as measured by parent and teacher reports. Participants (n = 41) included abusive and high-risk parents and their children referred to a treatment group. Correlational analyses revealed that CAP Inventory scores and observed parenting style yielded highly related findings, supporting construct validity of the CAP Inventory. However, the CAP Inventory and observed behavior index showed a different pattern of relationships to the risk correlates. Implications for assessment of risk status are discussed and recommendations are provided for continued research.

Language: en