RT Article
T1 Validation of the Child Sexual Abuse Knowledge Questionnaire
JF Psychology, crime & law
VO 23
IS 4
SP 391
OP 412
A1 Goodman-Delahunty, Jane
A2 Martschuk, Natalie
A2 Cossins, Anne
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1735543640
AB A validation study of the Child Sexual Abuse Knowledge Questionnaire (CSA-KQ) was conducted on a sample of 1712 non-empanelled jurors in the greater Sydney area, Australia. The CSA-KQ contains nine items derived from empirical findings on common misconceptions about typical features of abuse offences, children’s responses to child sexual abuse, and their ability to give reliable evidence. Study 1 tested the factor structure of the questionnaire in a sample of 843 non-empanelled jurors. The best model indicated by exploratory factor analysis had two factors: the Impact of Sexual Abuse on Children and Contextual Influences on the Report. Study 2 cross-validated the findings and tested the predictive validity of the CSA-KQ in a realistic simulated trial in which an 11-year-old complainant alleged abuse by her grandfather. Confirmatory factor analysis replicated the findings of Study 1, showing strong reliability for each of the factors (ρy = 0.70 to ρy = 0.80) and for the CSA-KQ (ρy = 0.76). CSA-KQ scores were significantly correlated with the perceived credibility of the complainant (r = 0.23). Moreover, the CSA-KQ scores predicted verdict: jurors with greater knowledge about CSA were more likely to convict the defendant than jurors who knew less about CSA.
K1 Child Sexual Abuse
K1 Confirmatory Factor Analysis
K1 Exploratory Factor Analysis
K1 Juror knowledge
K1 validation study
DO 10.1080/1068316X.2016.1258469