Using the Parent–infant Relationship Global Assessment Scale to Identify Caregiver–infant/Toddler Dyads With Abusive Relationship Patterns in Six European Countries
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The study examined whether the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood, Revised Edition (DC: 0–3R; ZERO TO THREE, 2005) Parent–Infant Relationship Global Assessment Scale (PIR‐GAS) is applicable to six European countries and contributes to the identification of caregiver–infant/toddler dyads with abusive relationship patterns. The sample consisted of 115 dyads with children's ages ranging from 1 to 47 months. Sixty‐four dyads were recruited from community settings without known violence problems, and 51 dyads were recruited from clinical settings and already had been identified with violence problems or as being at risk for violence problems. To classify the dyads on the PIR‐GAS categories, caregiver–child interactions were video‐recorded and coded with observational scales appropriate for child age. To test whether the PIR‐GAS allows for reliable identification of dyads with abusive relationship patterns, PIR‐GAS ratings were compared with scores on the the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect's (ISPCAN) Child Abuse Screening Tool‐Parental Version (ICAST‐P; D.K. Runyan et al., ), a questionnaire measuring abusive parental disciplinary practices. It was found that PIR‐GAS ratings differentiated between the general and the clinical sample, and the dyads with abusive patterns of relationship were identified by both the PIR‐GAS and the ICAST‐P. Interrater reliability for the PIR‐GAS ranged from moderate to excellent. The value of a broader use of tools such as the DC: 0–3R to promote early identification of families at risk for infant and toddler abuse and neglect is discussed
Child abuse · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Inter-rater reliability · Neglect · Observational study · Physical abuse · Poison control · Psychiatry · Rating scale · Toddler · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology
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