Table 1.

Child maltreatment variables, source survey items, response options, cut-points, and psychometrics.

Child maltreatment variable	Survey question	Response options	Cut-point	Test-retest agreement
Non-familial sexual abuse	“Did someone not in your family touch you in a sexual way against your wishes or force you to touch them in a sexual way?”	“No,” “once,” or “more than once”	No versus once or more than once	99%
Familial sexual abuse	“Did someone in your family touch you in a sexual way against your wishes or force you to touch them in a sexual way?”	“No,” “once,” or “more than once”	No versus once or more than once	99%
Familial physical abuse	“An adult in my family hit me so hard it left bruises or marks”	“Never,” “rarely,” “sometimes,” “often,” and “very often”	Never versus rarely, sometimes, often, or very often	90%
Familial emotional abuse	“An adult in my family said hurtful or insulting things to me”	“Never,” “rarely,” “sometimes,” “often,” and “very often”	Never, rarely, or sometimes versus often or very often	93%
Familial emotional neglect	“My family was a source of strength and support” and “someone in my family made me feel that I was important or special”	“Never,” “rarely,” “sometimes,” “often,” and “very often”	Sometimes, often, or very often versus rarely or never.	82%