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Measuring types and timing of childhood maltreatment: The psychometric properties of the KERF-40+
Childhood maltreatment, specifically during sensitive developmental periods, is a major risk factor for poor physical and mental health. Despite its enormous clinical relevance, there is still a lack of scales measuring different types, timing, and duration of childhood maltreatment. The current stu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9455860/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36074774 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273931 |
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author | Seitz, Katja I. Gerhardt, Sarah von Schroeder, Claudius Panizza, Angelika Thekkumthala, Dorothea Bertsch, Katja Herpertz, Sabine C. Schmahl, Christian Schalinski, Inga |
author_facet | Seitz, Katja I. Gerhardt, Sarah von Schroeder, Claudius Panizza, Angelika Thekkumthala, Dorothea Bertsch, Katja Herpertz, Sabine C. Schmahl, Christian Schalinski, Inga |
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description | Childhood maltreatment, specifically during sensitive developmental periods, is a major risk factor for poor physical and mental health. Despite its enormous clinical relevance, there is still a lack of scales measuring different types, timing, and duration of childhood maltreatment. The current study sought to validate and determine the psychometric properties of the brief German version of the Maltreatment and Abuse Chronology of Exposure (MACE) scale, the KERF-40. The KERF-40 was administered as an interview (i.e., KERF-40-I) to 287 adult participants with and without mental disorders. Based on item response theory, items of the KERF-40-I were assigned to different types of maltreatment, resulting in a scaled version, the KERF-40+. Test-retest reliability was assessed in a small subsample (n = 14). Convergent and relative predictive validity were measured with correlations of the KERF-40+ and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) as well as self-report measures of general and trauma-related psychopathology. Rasch analysis and fit statistics yielded a 49-item version, encompassing ten different types of maltreatment. The test-retest reliability of the KERF-40+ was shown to be acceptable to excellent for almost all global and subscale scores (.74 ≤ ρ ≤ 1.00), with the exception of the subscale emotional neglect (ρ = .55). Convergent validity with the CTQ was confirmed for both KERF-40+ global scores (.72 ≤ r ≤ .87) and corresponding subscale scores (.56 ≤ r ≤ .78). Relative predictive validity was reflected by significant small-to-moderate correlations between KERF-40+ global scores and indices of general and trauma-related psychopathology (.24 ≤ r ≤ .45). Taken together, the KERF-40+ appears to be suited for clinicians and researchers interested in retrospectively assessing different types, timing, and duration of childhood maltreatment experiences during sensitive periods in adults. |
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spelling | pubmed-94558602022-09-09 Measuring types and timing of childhood maltreatment: The psychometric properties of the KERF-40+ Seitz, Katja I. Gerhardt, Sarah von Schroeder, Claudius Panizza, Angelika Thekkumthala, Dorothea Bertsch, Katja Herpertz, Sabine C. Schmahl, Christian Schalinski, Inga PLoS One Research Article Childhood maltreatment, specifically during sensitive developmental periods, is a major risk factor for poor physical and mental health. Despite its enormous clinical relevance, there is still a lack of scales measuring different types, timing, and duration of childhood maltreatment. The current study sought to validate and determine the psychometric properties of the brief German version of the Maltreatment and Abuse Chronology of Exposure (MACE) scale, the KERF-40. The KERF-40 was administered as an interview (i.e., KERF-40-I) to 287 adult participants with and without mental disorders. Based on item response theory, items of the KERF-40-I were assigned to different types of maltreatment, resulting in a scaled version, the KERF-40+. Test-retest reliability was assessed in a small subsample (n = 14). Convergent and relative predictive validity were measured with correlations of the KERF-40+ and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) as well as self-report measures of general and trauma-related psychopathology. Rasch analysis and fit statistics yielded a 49-item version, encompassing ten different types of maltreatment. The test-retest reliability of the KERF-40+ was shown to be acceptable to excellent for almost all global and subscale scores (.74 ≤ ρ ≤ 1.00), with the exception of the subscale emotional neglect (ρ = .55). Convergent validity with the CTQ was confirmed for both KERF-40+ global scores (.72 ≤ r ≤ .87) and corresponding subscale scores (.56 ≤ r ≤ .78). Relative predictive validity was reflected by significant small-to-moderate correlations between KERF-40+ global scores and indices of general and trauma-related psychopathology (.24 ≤ r ≤ .45). Taken together, the KERF-40+ appears to be suited for clinicians and researchers interested in retrospectively assessing different types, timing, and duration of childhood maltreatment experiences during sensitive periods in adults. Public Library of Science 2022-09-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9455860/ /pubmed/36074774 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273931 Text en © 2022 Seitz et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Seitz, Katja I. Gerhardt, Sarah von Schroeder, Claudius Panizza, Angelika Thekkumthala, Dorothea Bertsch, Katja Herpertz, Sabine C. Schmahl, Christian Schalinski, Inga Measuring types and timing of childhood maltreatment: The psychometric properties of the KERF-40+ |
title | Measuring types and timing of childhood maltreatment: The psychometric properties of the KERF-40+ |
title_full | Measuring types and timing of childhood maltreatment: The psychometric properties of the KERF-40+ |
title_fullStr | Measuring types and timing of childhood maltreatment: The psychometric properties of the KERF-40+ |
title_full_unstemmed | Measuring types and timing of childhood maltreatment: The psychometric properties of the KERF-40+ |
title_short | Measuring types and timing of childhood maltreatment: The psychometric properties of the KERF-40+ |
title_sort | measuring types and timing of childhood maltreatment: the psychometric properties of the kerf-40+ |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9455860/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36074774 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273931 |
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