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Preliminary Evaluation of the Childhood Experiences of Violence Questionnaire Short Form
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Tanaka, Masako; Wekerle, Christine; Leung, Eman; Waechter, Randall; Gonzalez, Andrea; Jamieson, Ellen; MacMillan, Harriet L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Despite advances in child maltreatment research, accurate measurement of exposure remains a key issue. In this study, we evaluated a short form (CEVQ-SF) of the Childhood Experiences of Violence Questionnaire (CEVQ) in a sample of adolescents involved with child protection services in an urban city in Ontario, Canada. Focusing on the two most…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Construct Validity, Predictive Validity
Measurement of Victimization in Adolescence: Development and Validation of the Childhood Experiences of Violence Questionnaire
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Walsh, Christine A.; MacMillan, Harriet L.; Trocme, Nico; Jamieson, Ellen; Boyle, Michael H. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2008
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…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Emotional Disturbances, Child Welfare
Child Abuse and Chronic Pain in a Community Survey of Women
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Walsh, Christine A.; Jamieson, Ellen; MacMillan, Harriet; Boyle, Michael – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
This study examined the relationship between a self-reported history of child physical and sexual abuse and chronic pain among women (N = 3381) in a provincewide community sample. Chronic pain was significantly associated with physical abuse, education, and age of the respondents and was unrelated to child sexual abuse alone or in combination with…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Low Income
Measuring Child Sexual Abuse in Children and Youth
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Walsh, Christine; Jamieson, Ellen; MacMillan, Harriet; Trocme, Nico – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2004
Asking children and adolescents directly about their experience of sexual victimization overcomes some of the methodological weaknesses inherent in other approaches. Yet complex legal, ethical, and methodological issues remain. This paper reviews the psychometric properties of those questions or instruments that have measured exposure to child…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Victims of Crime, Children
Reported Contact with Child Protection Services among Those Reporting Child Physical and Sexual Abuse: Results from a Community Survey
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MacMillan, Harriet L.; Jamieson, Ellen; Walsh, Christine A. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2003
Objective: This study uses results from a large community survey to examine the relationship between a history of child maltreatment and self-reports of contact with Child Protection Services (CPS). Methods: The Ontario Health Supplement was a province-wide, probability-based survey of household dwellings in the province of Ontario, Canada. A…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Community Surveys, Foreign Countries
Childhood Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Child Sexual Abuse: Results of a Canadian Survey of Three Professional Groups.
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Thomas, B. Helen; Jamieson, Ellen – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1995
A Canadian survey investigated the knowledge and attitudes of nurses (n=929), youth/social workers (n=99), and physicians (n=574) about the occurrence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in children and implications for child sexual abuse treatment. Physicians scored higher on knowledge about STDs, and youth/social workers knew more about…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Child Abuse, Foreign Countries, Health Personnel
The Relationship between Parental Psychiatric Disorder and Child Physical and Sexual Abuse: Findings from the Ontario Health Supplement.
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Walsh, Christine; MacMillan, Harriet; Jamieson, Ellen – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2002
A study interviewed 8,548 participants in the Ontario Mental Health Supplement about parental psychiatric history and childhood physical and sexual abuse. Respondents reporting a parental history of depression, mania, or schizophrenia had a two to threefold increase in the rates of physical, sexual, or any abuse. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Depression (Psychology), Family Problems
The Relationship between Parental Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment: Findings from the Ontario Health Supplement
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Walsh, Christine; MacMillan, Harriet L.; Jamieson, Ellen – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2003
Objective: This study examined the relationship between reported exposure to child abuse and a history of parental substance abuse (alcohol and drugs) in a community sample in Ontario, Canada. Method: The sample consisted of 8,472 respondents to the Ontario Mental Health Supplement (OHSUP), a comprehensive population survey of mental health. The…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Mental Health