Development and validation of a shortened version of the Child Abuse Self Report Scale (CASRS-12) in the Arabic language
Abstract Background All available scales to screen for child abuse may be challenging to administer due to their length. Indeed, a higher number of items is associated with more administration time and less motivation to engage in responding. We aimed through this study to examine the psychometric p...
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| author | Feten Fekih-Romdhane Mariam Dabbous Rabih Hallit Diana Malaeb Toni Sawma Sahar Obeid Souheil Hallit |
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| description | Abstract Background All available scales to screen for child abuse may be challenging to administer due to their length. Indeed, a higher number of items is associated with more administration time and less motivation to engage in responding. We aimed through this study to examine the psychometric properties of a brief Arabic version of the Child Abuse Self Report Scale (CASRS-12) in terms of factorial structure, internal consistency, divergent validity, and correlations with measures of bullying victimization, eating attitudes and perceived social support. Methods We performed a cross-sectional, web-based study among Community Lebanese adolescents; where two samples have been used (Sample 1: N = 852, aged 15.34 ± 1.18 years, 54.8% females; Sample 2: N = 404, aged 16.60 ± 1.51 years, 57.2% females). The construct validity was tested using both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Results Results revealed that both EFA and CFA yielded a four-factor structure for the CASRS-12 that mirrors the original four factors captured by the original CASRS. The scale also showed a good internal consistency as evidenced through McDonald’s ω values ranging from 0.87 to 0.93 for the four subscales; and configural, metric, and scalar invariance across gender. Finally, we found that all CASRS-12 dimensions were significantly and positively correlated with more inappropriate eating attitudes and lower social support; and that psychological, physical, and sexual abuse correlated with higher bullying victimization Conclusion In light of these findings, we potentially encourage clinicians and researchers to use this scale as a valid and reliable measure of child abuse among Arabic-speaking populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27e7f1c8cd35414b86b27657f558783a2022-12-22T02:56:43ZengBMCChild and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health1753-20002022-12-011611910.1186/s13034-022-00533-3Development and validation of a shortened version of the Child Abuse Self Report Scale (CASRS-12) in the Arabic languageFeten Fekih-Romdhane0Mariam Dabbous1Rabih Hallit2Diana Malaeb3Toni Sawma4Sahar Obeid5Souheil Hallit6The Tunisian Center of Early Intervention in Psychosis, Department of Psychiatry “Ibn Omrane”, Razi HospitalSchool of Pharmacy, Lebanese International UniversitySchool of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of KaslikSchool of Pharmacy, Lebanese International UniversitySchool of Arts and Sciences, Social and Education Sciences Department, Lebanese American UniversitySchool of Arts and Sciences, Social and Education Sciences Department, Lebanese American UniversitySchool of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of KaslikAbstract Background All available scales to screen for child abuse may be challenging to administer due to their length. Indeed, a higher number of items is associated with more administration time and less motivation to engage in responding. We aimed through this study to examine the psychometric properties of a brief Arabic version of the Child Abuse Self Report Scale (CASRS-12) in terms of factorial structure, internal consistency, divergent validity, and correlations with measures of bullying victimization, eating attitudes and perceived social support. Methods We performed a cross-sectional, web-based study among Community Lebanese adolescents; where two samples have been used (Sample 1: N = 852, aged 15.34 ± 1.18 years, 54.8% females; Sample 2: N = 404, aged 16.60 ± 1.51 years, 57.2% females). The construct validity was tested using both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Results Results revealed that both EFA and CFA yielded a four-factor structure for the CASRS-12 that mirrors the original four factors captured by the original CASRS. The scale also showed a good internal consistency as evidenced through McDonald’s ω values ranging from 0.87 to 0.93 for the four subscales; and configural, metric, and scalar invariance across gender. Finally, we found that all CASRS-12 dimensions were significantly and positively correlated with more inappropriate eating attitudes and lower social support; and that psychological, physical, and sexual abuse correlated with higher bullying victimization Conclusion In light of these findings, we potentially encourage clinicians and researchers to use this scale as a valid and reliable measure of child abuse among Arabic-speaking populations.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-022-00533-3Child abuseChild Abuse Self Report ScaleCASRSShort formArabicPsychometric properties |
| spellingShingle | Feten Fekih-Romdhane Mariam Dabbous Rabih Hallit Diana Malaeb Toni Sawma Sahar Obeid Souheil Hallit Development and validation of a shortened version of the Child Abuse Self Report Scale (CASRS-12) in the Arabic language Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health Child abuse Child Abuse Self Report Scale CASRS Short form Arabic Psychometric properties |
| title | Development and validation of a shortened version of the Child Abuse Self Report Scale (CASRS-12) in the Arabic language |
| title_full | Development and validation of a shortened version of the Child Abuse Self Report Scale (CASRS-12) in the Arabic language |
| title_fullStr | Development and validation of a shortened version of the Child Abuse Self Report Scale (CASRS-12) in the Arabic language |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and validation of a shortened version of the Child Abuse Self Report Scale (CASRS-12) in the Arabic language |
| title_short | Development and validation of a shortened version of the Child Abuse Self Report Scale (CASRS-12) in the Arabic language |
| title_sort | development and validation of a shortened version of the child abuse self report scale casrs 12 in the arabic language |
| topic | Child abuse Child Abuse Self Report Scale CASRS Short form Arabic Psychometric properties |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-022-00533-3 |
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