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The Neglect Scale: Confirmatory Factor Analyses in a Low-Income Sample

Donna Harrington

University of Maryland School of Social Work

Susan Zuravin

University of Maryland School of Social Work

Diane DePanfilis

University of Maryland School of Social Work

Laura Ting

University of Maryland School of Social Work

Howard Dubowitz

University of Maryland School of Medicine

The Neglect Scale is an easy-to-administer, retrospective, self-report measure of neglect. Research conducted by Straus and colleagues with college students indicates that this scale has a high level of internal consistency reliability and moderate construct validity. The purpose of this article is to examine the reliability and validity of the Neglect Scale when used with a low-income, inner-city sample. The sample included 151 women who were participating in a neglect prevention demonstration project. The Neglect Scale was completed as part of a computer-administered baseline interview before services were provided. To assess whether the 20-item, four-factor structure reported by Straus et al. fit the data from this sample, a confirmatory factor analysis was performed; the model did not fit the data well. Additional analyses identified a model that did fit the data well and suggest that the Neglect Scale is a promising self-report measure.

Child Maltreatment, Vol. 7, No. 4, 359-368 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/107755902237266
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