| Objective:To develop an adaptive scale of child neglect of rural China.Methods: Under the direction of the child right theory, through documentary research and field studies in rural area, the author chose, revised and compiled the adaptive items under background of rural China. After professional verifing the content validity, High School Teacher and some children reviewing the face validity, the initial scale formed. By purposive sampling, the author sampled 263 students from a high school and an elementary school of He chuan for try-out. The formal scale was developed by item's item analysis, the first reliability and factor analysis. The author samped 518 students from two high schools and two elementary schools,by multistage cluster random sampling. The author tested and verified the reliability and validity of the formal scale, including coefficient of internal consistency, split-half reliability, test-retest reliability, and face validity, content validity, construct validity.Results: (1) A scale had been formed. The scale has 5 dimensions: medical neglect, physical neglect, safety neglect, educational neglect, emotional neglect, and 30 items. Cronbach's a of the scale is 0.900, its split-half reliability is 0.888, its test-retest reliability is 0.968(p<0.01). The teacher, students and proffisional affirm the face and content validity. Every item can adhere to valid dimension through factor analysis. All of those prove that the scale has good reliability and validity, it's available. (2) The scope of application. It can be used for assessing a child itself who beyond 10 years old, no matter girl or boy. (3) The Cut-off Point of the scales were Percentile 90(P90) of the scores on each neglect dimension and the overall scale. After computing, the cut-off point of whole scale was about 76, medical neglect's 11, physical neglect's 13, safety neglect's 16, educational neglect's 21, emotional neglect's about 24. The condition of child negnect is more serious, if the score is higher. |
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