Psychometric Properties of a Self-Report Measure of Neglect during Mid-Adolescence

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2019Journal
Child Indicators ResearchPublisher
Springer NetherlandsType
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Developmentally specific measures of neglect remain lacking, especially concerning neglect in adolescence. The current study examines the Mid-Adolescent Neglect Scale (MANS), a 45-item youth, self-reported measure of neglect. Sixteen-year-old participants (N = 802) in the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) completed the MANS, and they and their parents completed measures of parent-child relationship quality and parental monitoring. Reports of alleged neglect were coded from child protective services records. The sample was randomly assigned into two groups. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted in the first group (n = 397) and confirmatory factor and convergent validity analyses (n = 405) were conducted in the second group. Five dimensions of adolescent neglect were identified: Inadequate Monitoring, Inattention to Basic Needs, Permitting Misbehavior, Exposure to Risky Situations, and Inadequate Support. Confirmatory factor analysis largely supported the measurement model (CFI = 0.951, TLI =.948, RMSEA = 0.058, 90% RMSEA = 0.055, 0.061), as did convergent validity analyses. Results establish psychometric properties of an adolescent neglect scale that may be valuable to researchers studying neglect during this important developmental period. Copyright 2019, Springer Nature B.V.Keyword
AdolescentsConfirmatory factor analysis
Exploratory factor analysis
Maltreatment
Neglect
Validity
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85074506993&doi=10.1007%2fs12187-019-09683-x&partnerID=40&md5=b0962ffac2acaec6755552bd9908f0c7; http://hdl.handle.net/10713/11810ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s12187-019-09683-x