title: A brief form of the child abuse potential inventory: development and validation.
abstract: A brief version of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory (CAP) was developed using a development sample of N = 1,470, and cross-validated using an additional sample of N = 713. Items were selected to maximize (a) CAP variance accounted for; (b) prediction of future child protective services reports; (c) item invariance across gender, age, and ethnicity; (d) factor stability; and (e) readability and acceptability. On cross-validation, scores from the resulting 24-item risk scale demonstrated an internal consistency estimate of .89, a stable 7-factor structure, and substantial correlations with the CAP Abuse Risk score (r = .96). The CAP risk cutoff was predicted with 93% sensitivity and 93% specificity (area under the receiver operating characteristics curve = .98), and the Brief Child Abuse Potential Inventory (BCAP) and CAP demonstrated similar patterns of external correlates. The BCAP may be useful as a time-efficient screener for abuse risk.
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University School of Medicine, MI 48207, USA.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ondersma
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Chaffin
authors.forename: Sharon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mullins
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: LeBreton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires