Table 3.

Reliability and validity of the alternative CTQ-SF.

Scale	Cronbach’s α		Test–retest reliability	Convergent validity
	Original	Alternative
CTQ-SF	0.852	0.851	0.548**	0.355**
Physical abuse	0.713	0.713	0.256**	0.290**
Emotional abuse	0.666	0.666	0.509**	0.379**
Sexual abuse	0.755	0.755	0.308**	0.195**
Physical neglect	0.491	-	-	-
Emotional neglect	0.857	-	-	-
Neglect	-	0.824	0.501**	0.292**

^**p < 0.01.