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Measurement of victimization in adolescence: Development and validation of the Childhood Experiences of Violence Questionnaire

Walsh, Christine A., MacMillan, Harriet L., Trocmé, Nico, Jamieson, Ellen, Boyle, Michael H.·2008·Child Abuse & Neglect
DOI 10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.05.003
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Objective This study presents evaluative data on the Childhood Experiences of Violence Questionnaire (CEVQ), a brief, self-report measure of youth victimization.Methods Literature reviews, expert consultations and qualitative interviews informed the development of the CEVQ. Test-retest reliability of the preliminary and final versions of the CEVQ was examined. Child welfare workers (n=11) assessed content validity. Construct validity was assessed by comparing levels of emotional and behavioral problems of youth with self-reports (n=177) of victimization. Criterion validity was tested by comparing clinicians' judgment of child physical abuse (PA) and child sexual abuse (SA) with youths' self-reports (n=93).Results In general, test-retest intra-class correlations (ICCs) for the preliminary version of the questionnaire were good to excellent. Reliability estimates for the stem questions in the final version of the CEVQ were excellent, except for peer violence items which showed fair to good agreement. ICCs for PA, severe PA, SA, and severe SA of the CEVQ were .85, .77, .92, and .87, respectively. Youth with self-reported victimization had significantly higher scores for most categories of emotional and behavioral disorders. Experts classified victimization items as relevant. Kappa coefficients comparing clinician's judgments and youth's self-reports for PA, severe PA, SA, and severe SA were .67, .64, .70, and .50, respectively.Conclusions The present findings provide preliminary evidence that the CEVQ is a brief, reliable, valid and informative instrument for assessing exposure to victimization and maltreatment among youth.Practice implications Although this instrument is not appropriate for clinical use at this time, its psychometric properties will make it useful in conducting further epidemiological research and studies evaluating interventions aimed at reducing victimization.

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Authors
Walsh, C. A., MacMillan, H. L., Trocmé, N., Jamieson, E., & Boyle, M. H.
Affiliations
  • University of Calgary (CA)
  • McMaster University (CA)
  • McGill University (CA)
Corresponding author
Walsh, Christine A.
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Venue
Child Abuse & Neglect
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-11
Volume
32
Issue
11
Pages
1037-1057
ISSN
0145-2134 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.05.003
OpenAlex
W1998427817
Cited by
257
References
47
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FWCI
8.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Child Abuse & Neglect (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Keywords
youth victimization, child physical abuse, child sexual abuse, self-report measures, instrument development, test-retest reliability, content validity, construct validity, criterion validity, emotional and behavioral problems, peer violence, child abuse
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Psychology, Adolescent, Analysis of Variance, Child Abuse, Female, Humans, Male, Ontario, Pilot Projects, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self-Assessment, Focus Groups, Crime Victims

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