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SCALES AND SCORING THE CRQ

Scoring the CRQ

The CRQ is scored on a point basis. The lowest possible score is 47 points and the highest score is 228 points.

Questions number 5,6, 7, 8,10,11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 36, 38,39 and 40 are scored by assigning the answer A - one point, B - two points, C - three points, D - four points, and E - five points.

Questions numbered 3, 4, 9, 12, 15, 16, 32,33, 34, 35, 37, 42, 43, and 44, are scored as follows: A - five points, B - four points, C - three points, D - two points, and E - one point.

Questions numbered 41, 45, 47, 48 and 49 are scored as follows: A - four points, B - three points, C - two points, and D - one point.

Question 46, A=1, B=2, C=3,D=4,E=0

Questions numbered 1, 2, and 50 are not scored.

A high score on the CRQ would be prone to child abuse-neglect.

SCALES ON THE CRQ

The CRQ contains the following eleven scales:

Demographic

Demographic Scale Trait Description: A subject scoring high on the demographic scale will be young, female, under educated, first born from a large family of low employment and income.

On a demographic scale 24 points is the highest possible score and 5 points is the lowest.

Punishment attitude

Punishment Attitude Scale Trait Description: A subject scoring high on the scale of punishment attitude does not discriminate between punishment and discipline, believes that punishment should be used in the home, can not recall punishment received in early childhood, was punished during their teenage years, received punishment from both parents more than twice a week, was physically punished by being struck by hand, belt or kitchen items which left visible marks, believes the punishment they received was always justified, prefers to be physically punished, will raise their children the same way they were with punishment, and loved their parents for physically punishing them. On the punishment attitude scale 70 points is the highest possible score and 14 points is the lowest.

Nomadism

Nomadism Scale Trait Description: A subject scoring high on the scale of Nomadism will have moved often in childhood and after marriage

4. Family stability

Family Stability Trait Description: A subject scoring high on the scale of family stability will have come from a broken home, married at a young age, married more than once and gave birth in their teenage years. On the family stability scale 24 points is the highest possible score and 5 points is the lowest.

Sibling rivalry

Sibling Rivalry Traits Description: A subject scoring high on the sibling rivalry scale will come from a large family, was responsible for the care of their siblings, disliked the responsibility of caring for their siblings and felt that their parents favored their sibling over them. On the sibling rivalry scale 19 points is the highest possible score and 4 points the lowest.

6. Self worth

Self Worth Trait Description: A subject scoring high on the scale of self worth view themselves as an unwanted child whose parents resented them. On the self worth scale 10 points is the highest possible score and 2 points the lowest.

7. Denial

Denial Trait Description: A subject scoring high on the scale of denial will deny they were physically or mentally abused, or have any disrespect for their parents. They would not report a case of child abuse-neglect. They would say that when they punish their children that they are not angry, do not leave visible marks nor do they punish excessively. On the denial scale 32 points is the highest possible score and 7 is the lowest

8. Acceleration of development

Acceleration of Development Trait Description: A subject scoring high on the scale of acceleration of development believes that children should be potty trained by the age of twelve months and should be able to quit crying when told to do so by age of twelve months and they were punished most for toilet habits. On the acceleration of development scale 15 points is the highest possible score and 3 is the lowest.

9. Childbirth

Childbirth Scale Trait Description: A subject scoring high of the childbirth scale will not report ecstasy as a part of their childbearing experience. On the childbirth scale 5 points is the highest possible score and 1 point is the lowest.

10. Breast-feeding

Breast-feeding Trait Description: A subject scoring high on the breast-feeding scale will not have planned to breast-feed their child nor will they have breast-fed or encourage their mate to breast-feed.

On the breast-feeding scale 10 points is the highest possible score and 2 points is the lowest.

11. Rejection of homemaker role

Rejection of Homemaker Role Scale Trait Description: A subject scoring high on the rejection of the homemaker role will deny that their children take up too much of their time or that they ever get angry at their children. On the rejection of the homemaker role scale 8 points is the highest possible score and 2 points the lowest.

Breakdown of CRQ Scales with Hypotheses for Each question and Scale

(A) DEMOGRAPHIC: Questions numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, and 40 comprise the demographic scale.

QUESTION 1 - SEX: H₁:- Child abusers will indicate that they are female significantly more than CSs.

QUESTION 2 - AGE: H₂:- Child abusers will be significantly younger than CSs.

QUESTION 3 - EDUCATION: H₃:- Child abusers will report significantly less education than the CSs.

QUESTION 4 - BIRTH ORDER: H₄:- Child abusers will report significantly more often than CSs that they were first born.

QUESTION 8 - EMPLOYMENT: H₅:- Child abusers will report significantly more often than CSs that neither parent was employed.

QUESTION 9 - INCOME: H₆:- Child abusers will report that they presently live in a significantly lower income household than CSs.

QUESTION 40 - NUMBER OF CHILDREN: H₇:- Child abusers will report having significantly more children than CSs.

Demographic Scale Trait Description: A subject scoring high on the demographic scale will be young, female, under educated, first born from a large family of low employment and income.

On a demographic scale 24 points is the highest possible score and 5 points is the lowest.

Demographic Scale Hypotheses: H₈:- Child abusers score significantly higher than CSs on the Demographic Scale.

(B) PUNISHMENT ATTITUDE: Questions number 5, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 29, 30, and 31 comprise the punishment attitude scale.

QUESTION 5 - PUNISHMENT-DISCIPLINE: H₉:- Child abuse - will discriminate significantly less between punishment and discipline than CSs.

QUESTION 13 - PUNISHMENT IN THE HOME: H₁₀:- Child abuse - will report significantly more times that there should always or very often be punishment in the home than CSs.

QUESTION 14 - AGE FIRST PUNISHED: H₁₁:- Child abuse - will report a significantly older recall of punishment than CSs.

QUESTION 15 - AGE LAST PUNISHED: H₁₂:- Child abusers will report a significantly older age of last punishment than CSs.

QUESTION 16 - IDENTITY OF PUNISHER: H₁₃:- There will be no significant difference between child abusers and CSs in recall of who administered punishment in the home.

QUESTION 17 - FREQUENCY OF PUNISHMENT: H₁₄:- Child abuse - will report being punished significantly more times per week than CSs.

QUESTION 18 - METHOD OF PUNISHMENT: H₁₅:- Child abuse - will report significantly more times than CSs that they were physically punished as a child.

QUESTION 19 - VISIBLE MARKS FROM PUNISHMENT: H₁₆:- Child abusers will report significantly fewer times than CSs that the punishment they received left visible marks.

QUESTION 20 - PUNISHMENT JUSTIFIED: H₁₇:- Child abuse -n will report significantly more times than CSs that the punishment they received was justified.

QUESTION 21 - PUNISHMENT TO EXCESS: H₁₈:- Child abuse n will report significantly more times than CSs that they were not punished to excess.

QUESTION 22 - RESPONSE TO PARENTAL PUNISHMENT: H₁₉:- Child abuse -n will report significantly more times than CSs that they loved their parents after punishment.

QUESTION 29 - METHOD OF DISCIPLINE: H₂₀:- Child abusers s will use punishment as a method of teaching children discipline more often than CSs.

QUESTION 30 - CHAIN CONDITIONING: H₂₁:- Child abusers will report significantly more often than CSs that they would or do raise their children with respect to punishment the same way they were raised.

QUESTION 31 - PUNISHMENT BY CHOICE: H₂₁:- Child abusers will report significantly more often than CSs that they would rather be severely punished.

On the punishment attitude scale 70 points is the highest possible score and 14 points is the lowest.

Punishment Attitude Scale Hypotheses: H₂₃:- Child abusers will score significantly higher than CSs on the punishment attitude scale.

QUESTION 6 - NOMADISM IN CHILDHOOD: H₂₄:- There will be no significant difference reported between child abusers and CSs in the number of times that they moved during childhood.

QUESTION 39 - NOMADISM AFTER MARRIAGE: H₂₅:- Child abusers will report significantly more moves after marriage than CSs.

Nomadism Scale Trait Description: A subject scoring high on the scale of Nomadism will have moved often in childhood and after marriage.

Nomadism Scale Hypotheses: H₂₆:- Child abusers will score significantly higher than CSs on the scale of nomadism.

On the nomadism scale 8 points is the highest possible score and 2 points is the lowest.

(D) FAMILY STABILITY: Question number 7, 36, 37, 38, and 41 comprise the scale of family stability.

QUESTION 7 - PARENTING EXPERIENCE: H₂₇:- Child abusers will report significantly more times than CSs that they were raised by other than their natural parents.

QUESTION 36 - MARITAL STATUS: H₂₈:- Child abusers score significantly different than CSs in their present marital status.

QUESTION 37 - AGE FIRST MARRIED: H₂₉:- Child abusers marry at a significantly younger age than CSs.

QUESTION 38 - NUMBER OF MARRIAGES: H₃₀:- There will be no significant difference between child abusers and CSs in the number of times they have been married.

QUESTION 41 - AGE FIRST CHILD BORN: H₃₁:- Child abusers report significantly more times than CSs that they gave birth at a younger age.

On the family stability scale 24 points is the highest possible score and 5 points is the lowest.

Family Stability Scale Hypotheses: H₃₂:- Child abusers will score significantly higher on the scale of family stability than CSs.

(E) SIBLING RIVALRY: Question number 10, 11, 12, and 23 comprise the scale of sibling rivalry.

QUESTION 10 - NUMBER OF SIBLINGS: H₃₃:- Child abusers report significantly more sibling than CSs.

QUESTION 11 - SIBLING RESPONSIBILITY: H₃₄:- Child abusers will report significantly more often that they were required to baby-sit their siblings than CSs.

QUESTION 12 - SIBLING RESPONSIBILITY ATTITUDE: H₃₅:- Child abusers will report significantly more times that they disliked caring for their siblings than the CSs.

QUESTION 23 - PARENTAL SIBLING PREFERENCE: H₃₆:- Child abusers will report significantly more times than CSs that their parents favored their siblings over them.

On the sibling rivalry scale 19 points is the highest possible score and 4 points the lowest.

Sibling Rivalry Scale Hypotheses: H₃₇:- Child abusers score significantly higher on the scale of sibling rivalry than CSs.

(F) SELF WORTH: Question number 24 and 27 comprise the self worth scale.

QUESTION 24 - UNWANTED CHILD: H₃₈:- Child abusers report significantly more times than CSs that they view themselves as unwanted when a child.

QUESTION 27 - PARENTAL RESENTMENT: H₃₉:- Child abusers will report significantly more times than CSs that their parents resent them.

Self Worth Trait Description: A subject scoring high on the scale of self worth view themselves as an unwanted child whose parents resented them.

On the self worth scale 10 points is the highest possible score and 2 points the lowest.

Self Worth Scale Hypotheses: H₄₀:- Child abusers score significantly higher on the scale of self worth than CSs.

(G) DENIAL: Questions number 25, 26, 28, 35, 45, 46, and 47 comprise the scale of denial.

QUESTION 25 - PHYSICALLY ABUSED AS A CHILD: H₄₁:- Child abusers will report significantly fewer times than CSs that they were physically abused as a child.

QUESTION 26 - MENTALLY ABUSED AS A CHILD: H₄₂:- Child abusers report significantly fewer times than CSs that they were mentally abused as a child.

QUESTION 28 - RESPECT FOR PARENTS: H₄₃:- Child abusers report significantly more times than CSs that they respect their parents.

QUESTION 35 - CHILD ABUSE REPORTING: H₄₄:- Child abusers will report significantly more times than CSs that they would not report a case of child abuse neglect to the authorities.

QUESTION 45 - PUNISHMENT DURING ANGER: H₄₅:- Child abusers will report significantly more often than CSs that they are not angry when they punish their children.

QUESTION 46 - PUNISHMENT MARKS: H₄₆:- Child abusers report significantly more often than CSs that they do not leave visible marks when punishing their children.

QUESTION 47 - PUNISHMENT TO EXCESS: H₄₇:- Child abusers report significantly fewer times than CSs that they punish their children to excess.

On the denial scale 32 points is the highest possible score and 7 is the lowest.

Denial Scale Hypotheses: H₄₈:- Child abusers will score significantly higher on the scale of denial than CSs.

(H) ACCELERATION OF DEVELOPMENT: Question numbers 32, 33, and

34 comprise the acceleration of development scale.

QUESTION 32 - ACCELERATION OF DEVELOPMENT - TOILET TRAINING: H₄₉:- Child abusers will report significantly more often than CSs that children should be toilet trained at a significantly younger age.

QUESTION 33 - ACCELERATION OF DEVELOPMENT - CRYING INHIBITION: H₅₀:- Child abusers will report significantly more often than CSs that children should stop crying on demand at a younger age.

QUESTION 34 - PUNISHMENT STIMULUS: H₅₁:- Child abusers will report significantly more times than CSs that they were punished for undesirable toilet habits.

On the acceleration of development scale 15 points is the highest possible score and 3 is the lowest.

Acceleration of Development Scale Hypotheses: H₅₂:- Child abusers will score significantly higher on the scale of acceleration of development.

(I) CHILDBIRTH: Question number 42 comprises the childbirth scale.

QUESTION 42 - CHILDBIRTH: H₅₃:- Child abusers will report significantly fewer times than CSs that they experienced ecstasy during the birth of their child.

Childbirth Scale Trait Description: A subject scoring high of the childbirth scale will not report ecstasy as a part of their child bearing experience.

On the childbirth scale 5 points is the highest possible score and 1 point is the lowest.

Childbirth Scale Hypotheses: H₅₄:- Child abusers score significantly higher on the childbirth scale than CSs.

(J) BREAST-FEEDING: Question number 43 and 44 comprise the breast-feeding scale.

QUESTION 43 - BREAST-FEEDING PLAN: H₅₅:- Child abusers will report significantly fewer months than CSs that they plan to breast-feed their children.

QUESTION 44 - BREAST-FEEDING OF CHILDREN OR REINFORCEMENT OF MATE TO BREAST-FEED: H₅₆:- Child abusers will report significantly fewer number of months that they actually breast-fed their children or encourage their mate to breast-feed than CSs.

On the breast-feeding scale 10 points is the highest possible score and 2 points is the lowest.

Breast-feeding Scale Hypotheses: H₅₇:- Child abusers score significantly higher on the breast-feeding scale than CSs.

(K) REJECTION OF HOMEMAKER ROLE: Question number 48 and 49 comprise the rejection of homemaker role scale.

QUESTION 48 - CHILDREN DEMAND TIME: H₅₈:- Child abusers will report significantly fewer times than CSs that their children take up too much of their time.

QUESTION 49 - PARENTAL ANGER: H₅₉:- Child abusers report significantly fewer times that they get angry with their children than CSs.

Rejection of Homemaker Role Scale Trait Description: A subject

scoring high on the rejection of the homemaker role will deny that their children take up too much of their time or that they ever get angry at their children.

On the rejection of the homemaker role scale 8 points is the highest possible score and 2 points the lowest.

Rejection of Homemaker Role Scale Hypotheses: H₆₀:- Child abusers will score significantly higher on the rejection of the homemaker role scale than will CSs.

QUESTION - OPINION OF CRQ: H₆₁:- Child abusers will not score significantly different than CSs in their opinion of the CRQ.

CRQ HYPOTHESES: H₆₂:- Child abusers will score significantly higher on the CRQ than CSs.

CHILD REARING QUESTIONNAIRE

QUESTIONS SCORED BY:

A = 1

B = 2

C = 3

D = 4 (115-23)

E = 5

Are: 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 40, and 50.

QUESTIONS SCORED BY:

A = 5

B = 4

C = 3

D = 2 (85-17)

E = 1

Are: 3, 4, 9, 12, 15, 16, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45.

QUESTIONS SCORED BY:

A = 4

B = 3

C = 2 (12-3)

D = 1

Are: 47, 48 and 49.

QUESTIONS SCORED BY:

A = 1

B = 2

C = 3 (20-5)

D = 4

Are: 8, 11, 38, 39, and 46.

Low Score = 48

High Score = 232

CRQ raw score plot Horizontal Graph

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Demographic	Punishment	Nomadism	Family Stab	Sibling Rivalry	Self Worth	Denial	Child Development	Breast Feed	Child Birth	Reject Home

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