The 28-item self-rated scale distinguishes five areas of maltreatment (sexual abuse, emotional neglect, emotional abuse, physical neglect and physical abuse).
Due to floor and ceiling effects for individual scales, subscales scores were converted into three levels of maltreatment – none (0), low/moderate (1), and severe (2).
These figures represent those regarded by children's social care services as "at risk" of maltreatment and probably underestimate the true scale of the problems, with surveys of the general public suggesting that 15-20% of people have suffered some form of maltreatment as a child.
A total of 5 items were used to measure each type of maltreatment, which were rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never true) to 5 (very often true).
95% CI: 95% confidence interval, Number of lifetime SBs: number of SBs in lifetime history, maltreatment: presence of maltreatment before the age of 18 years, SIS: Suicide Intent Scale, BDI: Beck Depression Inventory, BHS: Beck Hopelessness Scale, PD: personality disorder.
Because parents who maltreat or abuse their children are often victims of maltreatment themselves.
"We witness a lot of maltreatment.
It broke down the role of different kinds of maltreatment.
Correlations were observed for combined forms of maltreatment, with two to five maltreatment types producing mild to moderate symptoms.
Child maltreatment impacts approximately two million children each year, with physical abuse and neglect the most common form of maltreatment.
The report said 905,000 American children of all ages were victims of maltreatment in 2006.
