Is the Brief Version of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory a Valid and Reliable Measure for Childcare Providers?

Lee, Ji Young; Sung, Jihyun

doi:10.1080/10409289.2021.1884467

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“…The primary outcome was the risk abuse scale score from the Brief Child Abuse Potential Inventory [ 53 ], hereafter child abuse potential (CAP). This measure has good predictive and convergent validity for child maltreatment [ 53 , 54 , 55 ]. A threshold of ≥ 12 indicates risk of child abuse [ 54 ].…”

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Moderators and mediators of outcomes of parents with substance use problems: further evaluation of the Parents under Pressure programme

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Background and aims Family‐focused interventions can improve family functioning when parents have substance use problems. However, there has been little focus upon potential predictors of change and analysis of mechanisms of change. This study aims to identify mediators and moderators of change in a pragmatic, multi‐site, randomized controlled trial of the Parents under Pressure (PuP) programme, a family‐focused intervention for parents with substance use and other problems, and treatment‐as‐usual (TAU). Design Secondary analysis of data: multi‐level modelling was used to investigate moderators of treatment outcome; mediation was tested with cross‐lagged models. Setting Community‐based family support services in the United Kingdom. Participants Parents (n = 100) attending community‐based addiction services with children aged 2.5 years or younger. Measurements Predictors of the primary outcome, child abuse potential, were: baseline child age and gender, composite family risk score, parental substance use and parental emotional dysregulation. Mediation was tested across three time‐points with the observed variables parental emotion dysregulation and child abuse potential. Findings Increased child age [Z = 2.14, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.01, 0.33] at baseline was associated with greater reductions in child abuse potential for PuP programme participants compared with TAU. Poorer parental emotional regulation (Z = 2.48, 95% CI = –2.76, −0.32) was associated with greater reductions in child abuse potential for all participants. Parental substance use (either recent use or primary substance of concern) did not alter any treatment effects on child abuse potential. The mediation analysis showed that PuP produced greater improvements in emotional regulation at post‐treatment (P < 0.001) compared with TAU, which predicted lower child abuse potential at 6‐month follow up (P < 0.05). Conclusions For UK parents enrolled in a family‐focused intervention, baseline measurements of higher child age appear to be associated with greater reductions in child abuse potential at 6‐month follow‐up in PuP participants compared with treatment as usual (TAU). Poorer parental emotional regulation and, potentially, higher family risk, appears to be associated with greater reductions in child abuse potential at 6‐month follow‐up in PuP and TAU. Emotional regulation appeared to act as a mediator as improvements in parental emotional regulation post‐treatment appeared to be associated with greater reductions in child abuse potential at 6‐month follow up. Notably, participation in the PuP programme led to better parental emotional regulation compared with TAU.

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Moderators and mediators of outcomes of parents with substance use problems: further evaluation of the Parents under Pressure programme

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“…Further, when distress and loneliness are combined with negative cognitive processes (low empathy and negative attributions of children’s misbehavior), mothers are at increased risk for physical child abuse (Rodriguez & Tucker, 2015). Additionally, rigidity, the belief that a child should always be obedient, was one of the strongest factors in predicting child abuse behaviors (J. Y. Lee & Sung, 2022).…”

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“…Additionally, rigidity, the belief that a child should always be obedient, was one of the strongest factors in predicting child abuse behaviors (J. Y. Lee & Sung, 2022). Mothers overwhelmed by external stress related to COVID-19 may be more likely to experience loneliness and a lack of family support.…”

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Mothers’ resilience and potential for disrupted parenting in COVID-19: The protective effect of cognitive reappraisal.

Zhang¹,

Aquino²,

Tian³

et al. 2023

Journal of Family Psychology

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Stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic may pose acute threats to caregivers' capacity to cope and result in problematic parenting. However, studies have suggested that some caregivers were able to maintain high resilience when facing hardship. The goal of the present study was to examine how COVID-19-related stress affects resilience and parenting of mothers with young children and whether mothers' individual differences in emotion regulation skills lead to different resilience and parenting outcomes. We followed a sample of 298 mothers in the United States with children between 0 and 3 years old over 9 months beginning in April 2020 when most states were on lockdown. Results indicated that both COVID-19-related stress in April 2020 and greater increases/smaller decreases of COVID-19-related stress across 9 months were associated with mothers' lower resilience in January 2021. Low resilience, in turn, was associated with mothers' higher parenting stress, perceptions of parenting incompetence, and risk for child abuse. Furthermore, for mothers with low and moderate levels of cognitive reappraisal, a greater increase/smaller decrease in COVID-19related stress was associated with their lower resilience after 9 months. In contrast, for mothers with high cognitive reappraisal, the change in COVID-19-related stress was not related to their resilience. This study demonstrates the importance of cognitive reappraisal for mothers of young children to resist and thrive against chronic and uncontrollable external stressors, which are crucial to preventing mothers' child abuse potential and maintaining positive parenting.

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“…This questionnaire documents risk factors associated with the perpetration of child abuse without asking direct questions about abusive behaviours; while it was originally developed to assess the risk of physical abuse perpetration, it was found to predict future reports to child protection services for both physical abuse and neglect (Ondersma et al, 2005). BCAPI scores were also found to correlate with scores of emotional and sexual abuse (Lee & Sung, 2022). It includes 24 items on abuse risk to which participants respond agree or disagree (e.g., "I sometimes act without thinking", "I am a happy person", "Children should never disobey", "My family fights a lot").…”

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confidence: 99%

Exploring the prospective role of relationships and psychological distress in postpartum risk of intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment

Langevin¹,

Hébert

Bernier

et al. 2022

IJCAR

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Objectives: This prospective longitudinal study aimed to explore the role of family relationships (romantic satisfaction and mother-infant bonding) and psychological distress in the associations between four child maltreatment (CM) subtypes (sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, neglect) and early child abuse potential in young mothers.Methods: A sample of 85 pregnant mothers (18-29 years old) was recruited to complete an online survey at Time 1 (T1); 57 mothers participated at T2 (3 months postpartum). The survey documented experiences of CM, prenatal romantic satisfaction, postnatal psychological distress, mother-infant bonding, and child abuse potential using validated questionnaires.Results: Four sequential mediation models were tested, one for each CM subtype. Results show that a maternal history of CM (all subtypes) was indirectly associated with heightened child abuse potential three months postpartum. All CM subtypes were negatively related to prenatal romantic satisfaction, which was in turn negatively associated with postnatal psychological distress. Postnatal psychological distress was related to lower mother-infant bonding which, in turn, was related to increased child abuse potential. The complete sequential model was significant for physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, while a partial sequence was identified with neglect.Implications: Our results are consistent with theoretical models and empirical findings demonstrating the importance of relational factors and mental health in the intergenerational continuity of CM. While our findings await replication, they emphasize the need to intervene early - during the perinatal period - on mental health and family relationships to interrupt intergenerational cycles of CM in at-risk families.

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Is the Brief Version of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory a Valid and Reliable Measure for Childcare Providers?

Cited by 5 publications

References 66 publications

Moderators and mediators of outcomes of parents with substance use problems: further evaluation of the Parents under Pressure programme

Moderators and mediators of outcomes of parents with substance use problems: further evaluation of the Parents under Pressure programme

Mothers’ resilience and potential for disrupted parenting in COVID-19: The protective effect of cognitive reappraisal.

Exploring the prospective role of relationships and psychological distress in postpartum risk of intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment

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