The Policy and Practice Implications of Child Maltreatment Research: The Legacy of Penelope K. Trickett

Noll, Jennie G.; Susman, Elizabeth J.; Carmody, Karen Appleyard; Reader, Jonathan M.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04561-6_6

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“…For this reason, we believe future research should, on the one hand, focus on filling these informational gaps in order to take informed decisions about the utilization of child maltreatment instruments, and on the other, we suggest the development of instruments that focus on early detection and prevention of child maltreatment. Additionally, developing interdisciplinary tools in which professionals from each field can add information (as doctors, social worker, psychologists, police) could constitute a huge advance in speed and reliability of child maltreatment assessment, as although psychometrically correct, child maltreatment assessment can greatly benefit from this multidisciplinary approach (Noll et al, 2018; Schertz et al, 2018), and being able to access a child record though a program in real time can solve mandated reporting issues; and lastly, incorporating protective factors in child maltreatment assessment can constitute a chance to detect strong points of the child and/or the family and tailor future interventions (Sprague-Jones et al, 2020).…”

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Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal of Five of the Most Recurrently Validated Child Maltreatment Assessment Instruments from 2010 to 2020

Georgieva

Tomás

Navarro-Pérez

et al. 2022

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Assessment of child maltreatment has been inconsistent across literature due to its complexity, multidimensionality, and the variety of conceptualizations of this construct. Five instruments have recurrently examined psychometric properties across the last years of research: Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Maltreatment and Abuse Chronology of Exposure, Child Abuse Potential Inventory, Identification of Parents at Risk for child Abuse and Neglect, and Psychosocial Screening Tool. This article aims to examine and wrap up the knowledge regarding the psychometric properties of these instruments. A systematic review was performed through three of the most relevant databases in order to identify the most validated instruments to assess child maltreatment from 2010 to 2020, and 19 research articles were identified. Results indicate that there is a lack of information regarding some psychometric properties and therefore, in the light of this information, it is not possible to clearly determine if there are instruments with stronger scientific evidence for their psychometric properties, although the Maltreatment and Abuse Chronology of Exposure Scale (MACE) obtained the strongest psychometric evidence. This systematic review provided a comprehensive review on the main psychometric properties of five child maltreatment instruments in order to facilitate researchers and child welfare professionals the selection of the most suitable instrument for their specific purpose. We recommend addressing these gaps of information by further examining the psychometric properties of these instruments, and developing valid and reliable instruments for early detection in child maltreatment.

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