Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire

Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire [1]

To assess broad scope of victimization in childhood and adolescence.

Overview

Acronym:

JVQ

Authors:

D. Finkelhor, S. Hamby, H. Turner

Citation:

Finkelhor, D., Hamby, S. L., Ormrod, R., & Turner, H. (2005). The Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire: reliability, validity, and national norms. Child abuse & neglect, 29(4), 383-412.

Contact Information:

https://www.unh.edu/ccrc/juvenile-victimization-questionnaire [2]

Cost:

Free

Copyrighted:

Domain Assessed:

Trauma Exposure/Reminders

Age Range:

0-17; also available in adult retrospective format

Measure Type:

Screening

Measure Format:

Questionnaire

Administration

Number of Items:

Average Time to Complete (min):

10-12 minutes

Reporter Type:

Parent/Caregiver

Self

Average Time to Score (min):

Unknown

Periodicity:

Lifetime or past year

Response Format:

Yes/No

Sample Items:


Domains	Scale	Sample Items

Materials Needed:

Paper/Pencil

Computer

Training

Training to Interpret:

Other

Parallel or Alternate Forms

Parallel Forms:

Yes

Alternate Forms:

Yes

Different Age Forms:

Yes

Altered Version Forms:

Yes

Alternative Forms Description:

Forms for self-administration to 10-17 year olds, forms for caregiver proxy for 0-9 year olds, forms for adult retrospective

Psychometrics

Reliability:


Type	Rating	Statistics	Min	Max	Avg
Test-Retest		79-100%
Internal Consistency
Inter-rater
Parallel/Alternate Forms

References for Reliability:

Finkelhor, D., Hamby, S. L., Ormrod, R., & Turner, H. (2005). The Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire: reliability, validity, and national norms. Child abuse & neglect, 29(4), 383-412.

Construct Validity Evaluated:

Yes

Construct Validity:


Validity Type	Not known	Not found	Nonclincal Samples	Clinical Samples	Diverse Samples
Convergent/Concurrent
Discriminant
Sensitive to Change
Intervention Effects
Longitudinal/Maturation Effects
Sensitive to Theoretically Distinct Groups
Factorial Validity

Criterion Validity:


	Not Known	Not Found	Nonclinical Samples	Clinical Samples	Diverse Samples
Predictive Validity:
Postdictive Validity:

Translations

Languages:

English

Chinese

French

Portuguese

Spanish

Translation Quality:


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Population Information

Population Used for Measure Development:

US National telephone interview sample

Populations with which Measure Has Demonstrated Reliability and Validity:

Physical Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Domestic Violence

Kidnapping/Hostage

Neglect

Assault

Use with Diverse Populations:


Population Type:	1	2	3	4	5	6

Pros & Cons/References

Pros:

Comprehensive assessment, national norms, versions for self and proxy administration

Cons:

Requires follow-ups for perpetrator identity, child abuse reporting issues

References:

Finkelhor, D., Hamby, S. L., Ormrod, R., & Turner, H. (2005). The Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire: reliability, validity, and national norms. Child abuse & neglect, 29(4), 383-412.

Last Updated:

Thursday, November 10, 2022