@article{ref1,
title="Measurement invariance of caregiver support following sexual abuse across age, relationship, and English-Spanish language",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2022",
author="Rancher, Caitlin and Smith, Daniel W. and Orengo-Aguayo, Rosaura and Jackson, Mindy and Jouriles, Ernest N.",
volume="125",
number="",
pages="e105488-e105488",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The Maternal Self-report Support Questionnaire (MSSQ) is among the most rigorously evaluated measures of caregiver support following child sexual abuse, but there is a paucity of data on the factor structure and variance of the MSSQ across diverse groups of caregivers and their children. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The present study examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of the MSSQ across 386 non-offending caregivers following a disclosure of child sexual abuse. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: Data were collected from non-offending caregivers at two Child Advocacy Centers (n = 277; n = 109) in the United States. <br><br>METHODS: Caregivers completed the MSSQ and assessments of child age, caregiver-child relationship, and caregiver preferred language. <br><br>RESULTS: Confirmatory factor analyses replicated the original two-factor structure, with the emotional support and blame/doubt subscales emerging as distinct factors. Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses showed measurement invariance across child age and caregiver-child relationship (mother vs. another caregiver). Evidence of partial invariance was found for caregiver preferred language. Comparisons of scores indicated caregiver support varied by child age and caregiver preferred language. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Overall, findings suggest the MSSQ can be used to measure caregiver support across caregivers with children of different ages and both mothers and non-mothers, but caution should be practiced in interpreting mean-level differences between English- and Spanish-speaking caregivers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105488",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105488"
}