Melissa
Holt, Glenda Kaufman Kantor, and Murray A. Straus
Family Research
Laboratory, University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH
03824 603-862-2594
PRELIMINARY
DRAFT
NOTE: As of this writing the survey using this
instrument with a community sample of parents is still in process. Consequently, the only purposes are to make
available the version of the Multidemensional Neglect Scale being used in that
survey Forms PA, PAS, PB, PBS) -- and
to provide an outline of a planned paper reporting the results and normative
data.
Copyright
2003 by Glenda Kaufman Kantor and Murray A. Straus
Use of
this scale requires permission of the copyright owners. To request permission,
please use
the Permission To Use form In the section on neglect papers in the website http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2
This
document gives the scales as used in a NH-Maine community survey of neglect,
Winter-Spring
2003
PA 5-15
PAS 5-15
(Short Form)
PB 0-4
years 11 months
PBS 0-4
years 11 months (short Form)
NOTE 1
Item Order: The items
are listed here grouped by scale. However,
for administering the scales, they were arranged in random order. The random order arrangement is given at
the end.
NOTE 2 Obsolete Response Categories: The response categories below were adopted about half way through the survey in response to problems with the following categories that are no longer used::
Now
I am going to ask questions about some of the ways that parents and children interact. Please tell me if in the last 6 months this was like your
situation with
?
Was that ... 1. not at all like you
...2. a little like you ...3. sort of like you or ...4/ really a lot like you?
For
parents of children age 5-15
Now I am going to ask questions
about some of the ways that parents and children interact. Please tell me if
(in the last 6 months) this was like your situation with NAME?
First, watched your
child playing.
Please tell me if in the last six
months this happened with NAME.
Would you say it:
1)
Never happened
2)
Sometimes happened
3)
Frequently happened
4)
Always happened
Items
that have “_O” are to be asked of families where the referent child is 10-15
years old instead of the like-numbered item (eg. E3 is asked about children 9
years and under, and E3_O is asked about children 10-15 years). Otherwise, all items are to be asked for all
eligible referent children.
E1 1. Watched
your child playing
E2 2. Made your
child feel better when he/she was sad
E3 3. Hung your
child’s drawings in the home
E3_O 4. Hung your
child’s schoolwork in the home
E4 5. Told your
child you loved him/her
E5 6. Did fun
things with your child
E6 7. Cooked
your child’s favorite foods
E7 8. Were too
busy to answer your child when he/she asked questions
E8 9. Praised
your child
E9 10. Let your
child know when he/she did something right
C1 11. Showed
interest in your child’s activities or hobbies
C2 12. Met or
talked with your child’s teachers at school
C3 13. Sat down
and talked with your child
C4 14. Brought
your child to museums and other interesting places
C5 15. Read books
with your child
C6 16. Helped
your child with his/her schoolwork
C7 17. Talked
with your child about what he/she was learning in school
C8 18. Helped
your child when he/she was having trouble understanding something
S5 19. Weren’t
sure there was someone to take care of or check on your child when you weren’t home
S1 20. Didn’t
know where your child was playing when s/he was outdoors
S1_O 21. Knew where
your child was going after school
S2 22. Left your
child in the car alone
S2_O 23. Called your
child from work to check up him/her
S3 24. Left your
child places where you weren’t sure he/she was really safe
S6 25. Didn’t
care if your child got in trouble at school
S4 26. Made sure
your child went to school in the morning
S8 27. Didn’t
know what your child was doing when he/she was not at home
S8_O 28. Cared if
your child did things wrong like steal
S7 29. Knew the
friends your child was with
S9 30. Did not
leave your child home alone
P1 31. Made sure
that your child took a bath or shower
P2 32. Kept your
house clean
P3 33. Made sure
your child wore clothes to keep him/her warm or dry
P5 34. Wasn’t
able to take your child to the doctor when he/she was really sick
P6 35. Took your
child to the doctor for check-ups
P7 36. Made sure
that your child brushed his/her teeth everyday
P8 37. Took your
child to the dentist for check-ups
P9 38. Didn’t
have enough food in the house for the child
P10 39. Encouraged
your child to eat vegetables, fruit, and milk
P11 40. Let your
child fill up on candy, chips, and soda
P12 41. Didn’t
have a house, apartment, or trailer to live in
P13 42. When it
was cold outside, the house is warm enough
P14 43. Your child
didn’t have his/her own bed to sleep in at night
Ab1 44. Didn’t
have help to take care of your child when you needed to go out
Ab2 45. Left your
child some place and did not come back
F1 46. Adults in
the house hit each other or threw things & your child might have heard it
F2 47. Adults in
the house hit each other or threw things & your child might have seen it
F3 48. Didn’t
stop someone in the house from hurting your child
Al1 49. Got drunk
(high) and couldn’t take care of your child
Al2 50. Let your child drink beer or alcohol
For
parents of children age 5-15
Now I am going to ask questions
about some of the ways that parents and children interact. Please tell me if
(in the last 6 months) this was like your situation with NAME?
First, Hung your
child’s drawings in the home
Please tell me if in the last six
months this happened with NAME.
Would you say it:
1. Never happened
2. Sometimes happened
3. Frequently happened
4. Always happened
E3_O 2. Hung your
child’s schoolwork in the home
E4 3. Told your
child you loved him/her
C1 4. Showed
interest in your child’s activities or hobbies
C6 5. Helped your
child with his/her schoolwork
S2 6. Left your
child in the car alone
S2_O 7. Called your
child from work to check up him/her
S4 8. Made sure
your child went to school in the morning
P6 9. Took your
child to the doctor for check-ups
P9 10. Didn’t
have enough food in the house for the child
P13 11. When it
was cold outside, the house is warm enough
Ab1 12. Didn’t
have help to take care of your child when you needed to go out
F1 13. Adults in
the house hit each other or threw things & your child might have heard it
F3 14. Didn’t stop someone in the house from
hurting your child
A12 15. Let your
child drink beer or alcohol
For
parents of children age 0 to 4 years 11 months
Now I am going to ask questions
about some of the ways that parents and children interact. Please tell me if
(in the last 6 months) this was like your situation with NAME?
First, watched your
child playing.
Please tell me if in the last six
months this happened with NAME.
Would you say it:
1. Never happened
2. Sometimes happened
3. Frequently happened
4. Always happened
E1 1. Watched your child playing.
E2i 2. Made your child feel better when s/he was
sad or upset.
E4i 3. Talked to your child when s/he babbled,
tried to talk, or talked to you.
E5 4. Did fun things with your child.
E6i 5. Provided your child’s favorite foods.
E7i 6. Caressed or kissed your child.
E8 7. Praised your child.
E9 8. Let your child know when s/he did something
right.
C1i 9. Showed interest in your child’s activities
or play.
C3i 10. Held, or sat down and talked with your
child.
C4i 11. Brought your child to different or
interesting places.
C5 12. Read books with your child.
C7i 13. Helped child learn to talk, or learn new
words, by pointing and naming objects or
body parts (eyes, nose).
C8i 14. Gave your child toys to help him (her) learn
new skills.
S2i 15. Left your child in the car alone for just a
short period of time.
S3 16. Left your child places where you weren’t
sure he or she was really safe.
S4i 17. Can always hear your child when s/he crises
and you are out of the room.
S6i 18.
Distract your child when s/he tries to do something that could be unsafe
(pull on electric plug; touch stove).
S7i 19. Felt comfortable with the person that you
left your child with.
S9 20. Didn’t leave your child at home alone.f
P1i 21. Made sure that your child got a bath nearly
every day.
P2 22. Kept your house clean.
P3i 23. Made sure your child worse clothes that kept
him/her warm or dry.
P5 24. Wasn’t able to take your child to the doctor
when he/she was really sick.
P6 25. Took your child to the doctor for check-ups.
P9 26. Didn’t have enough food in the house for the
child.
P12 27. Didn’t have a house, apartment, or trailer
to live in.
P13 28. When it was cold outside, the house is warm
enough.
P14 29. Your child doesn’t have his/her own bed to
sleep in at night.
P10i 30. Provided your child with a variety of foods
(as approved by the doctor or nurse).
Ab1 31. Didn’t
have help to take care of your child when you needed to go out.
Ab2 32. Left your
child some place and did not come back.
F1 33. Adults in
the house hit each other or threw things & your child might have heard it.
F2 34. Adults in
the house hit each other or threw things & your child might have seen it.
F3 35. Didn’t
stop someone in the house from hurting your child.
Al1 36. Got drunk
(high) and couldn’t take care of your child.
Al2i 37. Gave your
child sips of alcohol or beer when s/he was fussy.
For
parents of children age 0 to 4 years 11 months
Now I am going to ask questions
about some of the ways that parents and children interact. Please tell me if
(in the last 6 months) this was like your situation with NAME?
First, watched your
child playing.
Please tell me if in the last six
months this happened with NAME.
Would you say it:
1. Never happened
2. Sometimes happened
3. Frequently happened
4. Always happened
E7i. Caressed or kissed your child.
E5. Did fun things with your child.
C1i Showed interest in your child’s activities or play.
C3i Held or sat down and talked with your child.
S2i Left your child in the car alone for just a short period
of time
S3 Left your child places where you weren’t sure he or she
was really safe.
S4i Can always hear your child when s/he cries and you are
out of the room.
P6 Took your child
to the doctor for check-ups.
P9 Didn’t have
enough food in the house for the child.
P13 When it was cold
outside, the house was warm enough .
Ab1 Didn’t have help
to take care of your child when you needed to go out
F1 Adults in the
house hit each other or threw things & your child might have heard it
F3. Didn’t stop someone in the house from hurting your child
A12i Gave your child sips of alcohol or beer when s/he was
fussy.
THE
MULTIDIMENSIONAL NEGLECT SCALES
Refer readers to NS1, 2, and 5
DEVELOPMENT
OF THE PARENT-REPORT FORM
Full scale
Short form
RELIABILITY
This section will provide normative
data
PREVALENCE
OF NEGLECT
SOME
CORRELATES OF NEGLECT
RELIABILITY
AND VALIDITY OF THE SHORT FORM
DISCUSSION
APPENDICES
– Forms PA, PAS, PB, PBS
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Address correspondent to murray.straus@unh.edu. For a list of other publications on neglect and
related issues by members of the Family Research Laboratory at the University
of New Hampshire, log into the laboratory web site www.unh.edu/frl.
It is a pleasure to express appreciation to ??? and to the members of the Family Research Laboratory Seminar for valuable comments and suggestions. The work has been supported by National Institute of Mental Health grants R01MD39144-01 and T32MH15161 and by the University of New Hampshire.