Dataset on maternal attitudes about child maltreatment in nine countries using a Q-sort methodology.
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SUBMITTER: Woudstra ML
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7096741 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
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Dataset on maternal attitudes about child maltreatment in nine countries using a Q-sort methodology.
Woudstra Mi-Lan ML van Ginkel Joost J Branger Marjolein M Emmen Rosanneke R Alink Lenneke L Asanjarani Faramarz F Carcamo Rodrigo R Hsiao Celia C Mels Cindy C Selcuk Bilge B Soares Isabel I Wang Lamei L Yavuz Melis M Mesman Judi J
Data in brief 20200310
Analyses of the present data are reported in the article "Crossing Boundaries: A Pilot Study of Maternal Attitudes about Child Maltreatment in Nine Countries" [8]. Data were collected during home visits using the Maltreatment Q-Sort (MQS). A total of 466 mothers from nine different countries gave their opinion about child maltreatment by sorting 90 cards with parenting behaviors taken from the literature that reflect four types of child maltreatment, into 9 evenly distributed stacks (with 10 car ...[more]
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