McKinney Christy M, Harris T Robert, Caetano Raul
University of Texas Houston School of Public Health, Dallas. 75390-9128, USA.
Violence Vict. 2009;24(5):653-68. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.24.5.653.
Little is known about the reliability of self-reported child physical abuse (CPA) or CPA reporting practices. We estimated reliability and prevalence of self-reported CPA and identified factors predictive of inconsistent CPA reporting among 2,256 participants using surveys administered in 1995 and 2000. Reliability of CPA was fair to moderate (kappa = 0.41). Using a positive report from either survey, the prevalence of moderate (61.8%) and severe (12.0%) CPA was higher than at either survey alone. Compared to consistent reporters of having experienced CPA, inconsistent reporters were less likely to be > or = 30 years old (vs. 18-29) or Black (vs. White) and more likely to have < 12 years of education (vs. 12), have no alcohol-related problems (vs. having problems), or report one type (vs. > or = 2) of CPA. These findings may assist researchers conducting and interpreting studies of CPA.
关于自我报告的儿童身体虐待（CPA）的可靠性或CPA报告实践，人们了解甚少。我们估计了自我报告的CPA的可靠性和患病率，并通过1995年和2000年进行的调查，在2256名参与者中确定了预测CPA报告不一致的因素。CPA的可靠性为中等（kappa = 0.41）。使用任何一项调查的阳性报告，中度（61.8%）和重度（12.0%）CPA的患病率高于单独任何一项调查。与经历过CPA的一致报告者相比，不一致报告者年龄大于或等于30岁（对比18 - 29岁）或为黑人（对比白人）的可能性较小，受教育年限小于12年（对比12年）、没有酒精相关问题（对比有问题）或报告一种类型（对比两种或更多）CPA的可能性较大。这些发现可能有助于研究人员进行和解释关于CPA的研究。
