School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
OPTENTIA, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2023 Jul;24(3):1832-1847. doi: 10.1177/15248380221082152. Epub 2022 Apr 21.
Research on violence against children (VAC) requires meaningful, valid, and reliable self-report by children. Many instruments have been used globally and decisions to select suitable measures are complex. This review identifies child and adolescent self-report measures that are most likely to yield valid, reliable, and comparable data in this field. A systematic review (PROSPERO: CRD4201706) was conducted using the 2018 Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instrument (COSMIN) criteria. Six electronic databases and gray literature were searched. Manuscripts published in English and describing the development and psychometric qualities of child/adolescent self-report instruments were included. Thirty-nine original instruments and 13 adaptations were identified in 124 studies. The quality of evidence ranged from "very low" to "high" depending on the measure and the psychometric properties assessed. Most measures were not widely used, and some have been applied in many settings despite limited evidence of their psychometric rigor. Few studies assessed content validity, particularly with children. The ACE, CTQ, CTS-PC, CECA, ICAST, and JVQ have the best psychometric properties. An overview of items measuring frequency, onset, duration, perpetrators, and locations is provided as well as an assessment of the practicalities for administration to help researchers select the instrument best suited for their research questions. This comprehensive review shows the strengths and weaknesses of VAC research instruments. Six measures that have sufficient psychometric properties are recommended for use in research, with the caveat that extensive piloting is carried out to ensure sufficient content validity for the local context and population.
儿童暴力（VAC）研究需要儿童进行有意义、有效和可靠的自我报告。全球已经使用了许多工具，选择合适措施的决策非常复杂。本综述确定了最有可能在该领域产生有效、可靠和可比数据的儿童和青少年自我报告措施。使用 2018 年基于共识的健康测量仪器选择标准（COSMIN）标准进行了系统评价（PROSPERO：CRD4201706）。六个电子数据库和灰色文献进行了搜索。纳入了以英文发表并描述儿童/青少年自我报告工具的开发和心理测量学质量的手稿。在 124 项研究中确定了 39 种原始工具和 13 种改编工具。证据质量取决于所评估的措施和心理测量学特性，从“非常低”到“高”不等。大多数措施尚未广泛使用，尽管缺乏其心理测量严谨性的有限证据，但有些措施已在许多环境中应用。很少有研究评估内容效度，特别是对儿童而言。ACE、CTQ、CTS-PC、CECA、ICAST 和 JVQ 具有最佳的心理测量特性。还提供了一个用于评估测量频率、发病时间、持续时间、施害者和地点的项目概述，以及对管理的实用性进行评估，以帮助研究人员选择最适合其研究问题的工具。这项全面的综述展示了 VAC 研究工具的优缺点。建议在研究中使用六种具有足够心理测量特性的措施，但需要注意的是，需要进行广泛的试点研究，以确保针对当地情况和人群具有足够的内容效度。
