Analysis of an Instrument for Assessing Institutional Support in Cases of Child Maltreatment
There are not enough reliable and valid instruments to evaluate the factors involved in child maltreatment in Chile. In particular, there is a lack of instruments that focus on the role of governmental and non-governmental insti-tutions in protecting and supporting abused children. For this reason,...
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| Formato: | Artículo revista |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIPSI, Conicet-UNC)
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/18729 |
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| Sumario: | There are not enough reliable and valid instruments to evaluate the factors involved in child maltreatment in Chile. In particular, there is a lack of instruments that focus on the role of governmental and non-governmental insti-tutions in protecting and supporting abused children. For this reason, the objective of the study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of an instrument that assesses in-stitutional social support in cases of severe child maltreat-ment (I-APSI). Data from 544 children and adolescents that were receiving treatment in specialized centers in Chile was contemplated. I-APSI and two instruments assessing relat-ed constructs were applied. The results support the factorial validity of the instrument, its convergent validity and its re-liability. These results should be considered as preliminary, and the psychometric properties of the instrument should be further investigated in the future. |
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