title: Development and preliminary psychometric properties of the multidimensional neglectful behavior scale-child report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA.
authors.forename: Glenda Kaufman
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Kantor
authors.forename: Melissa K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Holt
authors.forename: Carolyn J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Mebert
authors.forename: Murray A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Straus
authors.forename: Kerry M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Drach
authors.forename: Lawrence R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: Crystal A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: MacAllum
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: 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