The Child Abuse Potential Inventory: A Study of Concurrent Validity.

Pruitt, Doyle L.; Erickson, Marilyn T.

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Publication Date: 1985

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The Child Abuse Potential Inventory: A Study of Concurrent Validity.

Pruitt, Doyle L.; Erickson, Marilyn T.

Journal of Clinical Psychology, v41 n1 p104-11 Jan 1985

Assigned 44 adult non-parents to a High or Low Abuse Potential Group based upon their Child Abuse Potential (CAP) Inventory scores. Monitored heart rates and skin conductances while subjects viewed videotapes of infants smiling, crying, or quiescent. Results supported the validity of the CAP inventory. (BH)

Descriptors: Adults, Arousal Patterns, Child Abuse, Physiology, Test Validity

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Child Abuse Potential Inventory

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