Publication year: 2011
Source: Child Abuse & Neglect, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 8 June 2011
Howard, Dubowitz , Miguel T., Villodas , Alan J., Litrownik , Steven C., Pitts , Jon M., Hussey , …
Objective: This study aimed to empirically assess psychometric properties of a multi-dimensional youth self-report measure of neglectful behavior by parents. Method: Data were gathered from 593 12-year-old youth participating in the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) consortium; 272 also had data at age 14. Youth responded to a 25-item measure of their experiences of neglect. Expert raters classified items into 4 factors, followed by confirmatory factor analyses. We evaluated cross group measurement equivalence by gender and longitudinal measurement equivalence from age 12 to age 14. Validity was assessed by the relationships between factor scores and (1) neglect reports to child…