Is the Brief Child Abuse Potential Inventory (BCAPI) a valid measure of child abuse potential among mothers and fathers of young children in Germany?
Is the Brief Child Abuse Potential Inventory (BCAPI) a valid measure of child abuse potential among mothers and fathers of young children in Germany?
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DOI：
10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.11.008
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发表时间：
2019-02-01
影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Eickhorst, Andreas
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作者：
Liel, Christoph;Meinck, Franziska;Eickhorst, Andreas
背景资料：为了防止虐待儿童，工具测量虐待儿童的潜力（CAP）需要是适当的，可靠的和valid.Objective：本研究旨在确认6因素结构的简要虐待儿童的潜力清单（BCAPI）在德国样本的母亲和父亲，并检查纵向预测CAP。参与者和设置：“德国金德- KiD 0-3”深入研究收集了197名10-21个月儿童的母亲和191名父亲的两波数据。方法：对138名父亲和147名母亲进行分析（无效：25%的母亲，30%的父亲）。首先，审查了报告的有效性。第二，验证性因素分析（CFA）评估因素结构。第三，内部信度和效标效度进行了检验。最后，多变量泊松回归研究CAP的纵向预测在mothers.Results：一个先前建立的六因素结构被证实为母亲，但不是父亲。由于大量变量的零方差，CFA对父亲失败。对于母亲，内部一致性和效标效度良好。随访时BCAPI评分与基线BCAPI评分（β = 00.08）、压力（β = 0.06）、教育（β = -0.19）和饮酒（β = 0.58）相关。结论：研究结果证实了德国母亲BCAPI的六因素结构。不建议在父亲中使用BCAPI，因为它可能产生难以解释的数据。需要对父亲进行进一步研究，以确定这是否是由于该数据集或问卷的局限性。
Background: In order to prevent child abuse, instruments measuring child abuse potential (CAP) need to be appropriate, reliable and valid.Objective: This study aimed to confirm the 6-factor structure of the Brief Child Abuse Potential Inventory (BCAPI) in a German sample of mothers and fathers, and to examine longitudinal predictors of CAP.Participants and setting: Two waves of data were collected from 197 mothers and 191 fathers of children aged 10-21 months for the "Kinder in Deutschland - KiD 0-3" in-depth study. Families were stratified based on prior self-report data for screening purposes.Methods: 138 fathers and 147 mothers were included in the analysis (invalid: 25% mothers, 30% fathers). First, validity of reporting was examined. Second, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was employed to assess factor structure. Third, internal reliability and criterion validity were examined. Finally, multivariate poisson regressions investigated longitudinal predictors of CAP in mothers.Results: A previously established six-factor structure was confirmed for mothers but not fathers. CFA failed for fathers due to large numbers of variables with zero variance. For mothers, internal consistency and criterion validity were good. BCAPI score at follow-up was associated with baseline BCAPI score (beta = 00.08), stress (beta = 0.06), education (beta = -0.19) and alcohol use (beta = .58).Conclusions: Findings confirm the six-factor structure of the BCAPI among German mothers. The clinical use of the BCAPI in fathers is not recommended as it might produce data that are hard to interpret. Further research with fathers is needed to establish if this is due to limitations with this dataset or with the questionnaire.