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Validity and reliability of the psychometric properties of a child abuse questionnaire
June Patricia Colgrave1, Helen Stasa1, Jennifer Fraser1
1University of Sydney Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Background:
Few valid and reliable measures of professional self-efficacy and its influence on reporting child abuse and neglect (CAN) are available.
Aim:
To test the psychometric properties of the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Self-Efficacy (CANRSE) (English) questionnaire.
Discussion:
The Psychometric Grading Framework graded the strength of the psychometric properties of CANRSE (English) as 'good'. CANRSE can be measured using this tool, having been tested with a cohort of Australian health professionals. CANRSE can be used in Australian healthcare settings and will benefit health disciplines by examining the influence of self-efficacy on CAN reporting in clinical practice and research.
Conclusion:
The psychometric properties of CANRSE (English) provide evidence to support the assertion that it is a reliable instrument to measure self-efficacy in reporting CAN cases.
Implications For Practice:
The validity and reliability of CANRSE (English) have been established. Future research should focus on larger studies testing a shorter version of the tool.
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