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Screening spouse abusers for child abuse potential.

J S Milner, R G Gold

    Journal of Clinical Psychology
    |January 1, 1986
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    The Child Abuse Potential (CAP) Inventory identified elevated child abuse risks in over 36% of spouse abusers, significantly more than non-abusers. This suggests the CAP Inventory can help screen for potential child abuse among domestic violence offenders.

    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Criminology
    • Forensic Psychology

    Background:

    • Domestic violence and child abuse often co-occur.
    • Screening tools are needed to identify individuals at risk for child abuse within populations exhibiting other forms of violence.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the effectiveness of the Child Abuse Potential (CAP) Inventory in identifying potential child abuse among male spouse abusers.
    • To compare CAP Inventory scores between spouse abusers and a non-abuser control group.

    Main Methods:

    • Administered the CAP Inventory to 87 untreated male spouse abusers and 95 non-abusers from active duty U.S. military personnel.
    • Analyzed scores to determine the prevalence of elevated child abuse risk in each group.
    • Examined CAP scores for individuals with concurrent child abuse reports.

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    Main Results:

    • 36.5% of spouse abusers scored above the threshold for elevated child abuse risk, compared to 9.1% of non-abusers.
    • Spouse abusers exhibited significantly higher mean CAP Inventory abuse scores than non-abusers.
    • Individuals with confirmed child abuse reports within the spouse abuser group had significantly higher CAP scores.

    Conclusions:

    • The CAP Inventory demonstrates potential utility in screening for child abuse risk among spouse abusers.
    • Findings align with previous research suggesting a substantial overlap between spouse abuse and child abuse.
    • Further longitudinal research is needed to confirm predictive validity for subsequent child abuse.