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Emotional Abuse Questionnaire (EAQ): A New Scale for Measuring Emotional Abuse and Psychological Maltreatment1

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Emotional abuse is the core of all other kinds of child abuses and maltreatments. The significant and serious outcomes of other kinds of abuses are often due to the emotional aspects. Moreover, emotional abuse has several forms, and each form may lead to different adverse outcomes for children and adolescents. Unfortunately, there is not a comprehensive instrument to assess all categories of emotional abuse. A 30‐item self‐report questionnaire was developed for ages 12 years and older. The sample included 328 students aged 12 to 19 years selected randomly from students referred to different student counseling centers. Exploratory factor analysis categorized the scale into six subscales. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that all items were fitted with the subscales significantly. Content and concurrent validity demonstrated good validity and reliability for each subscale. Overall reliability was also significantly acceptable.

Source: Japanese Psychological Research

DOI: 10.1111/jpr.12312

Authors: Vahid Momtaz, Mariani Mansor, Mansor Abu Talib, Rojanah B. T. Kahar, Tahereh Momtaz

Institutions: Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Universiti Putra Malaysia, International Islamic University Malaysia

Language: English

Topic: Child Abuse and Trauma

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W3107063551

FWCI: 0.554

Cites: 33

Cited by: 24

Related to: 10