Author： Lock Timothy G. Levis Donald J. Rourke Patricia A
Publisher： Haworth Press
ISSN： 1053-8712
Source： Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, Vol.14, Iss.1, 2005-04, pp. : 1-26
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Abstract
This paper provides the results of two studies designed to evaluate a newly constructed self-report instrument, the Sexual Abuse Questionnaire (SAQ). The SAQ was designed as a brief screening device to aid in the identification of a childhood sexual abuse history. A unique feature of the SAQ is the inclusion of a number of non-face valid questions derived from clinical experience. Both studies used an undergraduate population of self-reported abused and non-abused participants. Based upon the combined results of the two studies, the final version of the SAQ was developed, which is comprised of 45 items that manifest good test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and convergent and discriminative validity. The SAQ can discriminate between abused and non-abused male and female participants.
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