Accuracy of Adult Recollections of Childhood Victimization: Part 1. Childhood Physical Abuse.

Widom, Cathy Spatz; Shepard, Robin L.

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Publication Date: 1996

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Accuracy of Adult Recollections of Childhood Victimization: Part 1. Childhood Physical Abuse.

Widom, Cathy Spatz; Shepard, Robin L.

Psychological Assessment, v8 n4 p412-21 Dec 1996

Using data from a study with a prospective-cohorts design, accuracy of adult recollection was assessed for 1,574 young adults for whom information from the past 20 years was available. Results indicate good discriminant validity and predictive efficiency of the two self-report measures used. (SLD)

Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Cohort Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Memory, Predictive Validity, Test Construction, Test Use, Victimization, Victims of Crime, Young Adults

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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