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Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Neglectful Behavior Scale-Child Report

Glenda Kaufman Kantor

University of New Hampshire, Durham

Melissa K. Holt

University of New Hampshire, Durham

Carolyn J. Mebert

University of New Hampshire, Durham

Murray A. Straus

University of New Hampshire, Durham

Kerry M. Drach

Spurwink Child Abuse Program

Lawrence R. Ricci

Spurwink Child Abuse Program

Crystal A. MacAllum

Westat

Wendy Brown

New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth and Families

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.

Key Words: measurement • child neglect • child self-report of neglect • psychometric properties

Child Maltreatment, Vol. 9, No. 4, 409-428 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1077559504269530
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