Development of Perception of Child Maltreatment Scale: Reliability and Validity Analyses

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dc.contributor.authorFakunmoju, S.B.
dc.contributor.authorBammeke, F.O.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-31T11:11:21Z
dc.date.available2019-08-31T11:11:21Z
dc.date.issued2013-05
dc.description.abstractThis article presents reliability and validity analyses of the Perception of Child Maltreatment Scale (PCMS). The scale comprised 34 items that measure abusive behaviors related to emotional/psychological abuse (10 items), sexual abuse (6 items), child neglect (6 items), child labor (7 items), and physical abuse (5 items). Analysis was based on a convenience sample of 317 participants in Nigeria. Exploratory factor analysis with promax rotation was used to determine construct validity of its five-factor structure (subscales). The overall internal consistency of the PCMS was .95; subscales of Emotional/Psychological Abuse (.93) and Sexual Abuse (.91) were high, whereas those of Child Neglect (.89), Child Labor (.86), and Physical Abuse (.84) were good. Cutoff scores were computed categorizing scores into low/weak, medium/moderate, and high/strong perceptions of child maltreatment. Strengths and limitations as well as practical applications and implications of the scale for research were discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFakunmoju, S. B., & Bammeke, O. (2013). Development of perception of child maltreatment scale: reliability and validity analyses. Sage Open, 3(2), 1–14. http: //dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244013490703.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2158244013490703
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4963
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSAGEen_US
dc.subjectperception of child maltreatmenten_US
dc.subjectChild abuseen_US
dc.subjectScaleen_US
dc.subjectMeasurementen_US
dc.titleDevelopment of Perception of Child Maltreatment Scale: Reliability and Validity Analysesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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