Development and preliminary psychometric properties of the multidimensional neglectful behavior scale-child report.
This article describes the development and psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Neglectful Behavior Scale-Child Report (MNBS-CR). The measure is broadly conceptualized to tap child neglect across four core domains: cognitive, emotional, physical and supervisory neglect, and it assesses exposure to violence, alcohol-related neglect, abandonment, and children's appraisals of parenting. Features include pictorial items, audio computer-assisted testing, and programming by age and gender of the child and caregiver. A clinical sample of 144 children, age 6 to 15 years, and a comparison sample of 87 children were tested. Results showed that the MNBS-CR has high reliability, with higher reliability found for older children (alpha = .94) than for younger children (alpha = .66). Among older children, the MNBS-CR Supervisory scale was significantly associated with the Child Behavior Check List (CBCL), and total MNBS-CR scores were significantly associated with clinician reports of behavioral disorders. Younger and older neglected children scored significantly higher on the MNBS-CR than community children.
Kantor
Glenda Kaufman
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University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA.
Holt
Melissa K
MK
Mebert
Carolyn J
CJ
Straus
Murray A
MA
Drach
Kerry M
KM
Ricci
Lawrence R
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MacAllum
Crystal A
CA
Brown
Wendy
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D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012008:Recurrence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires