Development and Validation of the Mental Health Scale for Maltreated Children

• 발행기관: 대한신경정신의학회
• 저자명: Bin-Na Kim Hyeseon Jo Suhyeon Kang Soo-Yeon Kim Ha-young Park Jungkyu Park Hyo Shin Kang
• 간행물 정보: 『Psychiatry Investigation』제21권 제3호, 242~254쪽, 전체 13쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
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• 발행일자: 2024.03.31

국문 초록

Objective This study aimed to develop and validate a comprehensive self-report questionnaire to assess emotional and behavioral problems and psychological trauma in maltreated children.Methods The Mental Health Scale for Maltreated Children (MHS-MC) was constructed to encompass five major symptoms (depression, anxiety, inattention/hyperactivity/impulsivity, aggression/defiance, and psychological trauma) prevalent in maltreated children. Critical items and ego-resilience subscale were also devised to increase clinical utility. After informed consent, 205 children (maltreated children, n=157, 76.6%) were recruited nationwide, and they answered a package of self-report measures, including the MHS-MC. Reliability, construct validity, concurrent validity, and criterion-related validity were examined to explore the psychometric properties.Results The reliability was good to excellent. Confirmatory factor analysis yielded a five-factorial solution for the symptom subscales supporting construct validity. In logistic regression, the total scores of the MHS-MC predicted membership in the maltreated group. Criterion-related validity was generally satisfactory in that all subscales of the MHS-MC showed significant correlations with relevant measures in the expected direction.Conclusion This is the first attempt to develop a comprehensive psychological scale based on nationwide data collected from maltreated Korean children. We hope that the continued standardization of this scale will contribute to evidence-based clinical and policy decisionmaking for maltreated children.

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Child maltreatment Self report Psychometrics Mental health