The use of the Brief Child Abuse Potential Inventory in the general population in Finland

Figures & data

Table 1. The BCAP items and frequencies of items, % (n).

Items	Disagree	Agree	Missing
I am a happy person	0.0 (0)	100 (453)	0.0 (0)
Sometimes I feel all alone in the world	92.7 (420)	7.1 (32)	0.2 (1)
Everything in a home should always be in its place	81.2 (368)	18.1 (82)	0.7 (3)
I often feel lonely inside	89.8 (407)	9.3 (42)	0.9 (4)
Children should never disobey	95.8 (434)	3.1 (14)	1.1 (5)
I sometimes worry that I will not have enough to eat	98.2 (445)	1.8 (8)	0.0 (0)
People have caused me a lot of pain	94.0 (426)	5.7 (26)	0.2 (1)
My life is happy	0.4 (2)	98.9 (448)	0.7 (3)
Children should be quiet and listen	90.3 (409)	6.6 (30)	3.1 (14)
My family fights a lot	97.8 (443)	2.2 (10)	0.0 (0)
My family has problems getting along	96.7 (438)	2.6 (12)	0.7 (3)
I often feel worthless	96.9 (439)	2.9 (13)	0.2 (1)
Other people have made my life unhappy	96.2 (436)	3.5 (16)	0.2 (1)
I often feel very upset	90.9 (412)	8.6 (39)	0.4 (2)
I have a happy life	0.7 (3)	99.3 (450)	0 (0.0)
I am easily upset by my problems	90.9 (412)	8.2 (37)	0.9 (4)
I am often depressed	97.8 (443)	2.0 (9)	0.2 (1)
I am often upset	98.2 (445)	1.5 (7)	0.2 (1)
A child needs very strict rules	97.6 (442)	1.8 (8)	0.7 (3)
I am often upset and don’t know why	99.3 (450)	0.7 (3)	0 (0.0)
I often feel very alone	98.0 (444)	1.8 (8)	0.2 (1)
I often feel alone	90.7 (411)	8.8 (40)	0.4 (2)
My family has many problems	95.6 (433)	3.8 (17)	0.7 (3)
Other people have made my life hard	95.8 (434)	4.0 (18)	0.2 (1)
I sometimes worry that my needs will not be met	83.9 (380)	15.9 (72)	0.2 (1)

Table 2. The BCAP validity scale items and frequencies of the validity scale items.

Items	Disagree	Agree	Missing
I sometimes act without thinking	55.6 (252)	42.2 (191)	2.2 (10)
I know what is the right and wrong way to act	4.9 (22)	93.8 (425)	1.3 (6)
I sometimes lose my temper	30.0 (136)	68.2 (309)	1.8 (8)
It is okay to let a child stay in dirty diapers for a while	87.6 (397)	8.4 (38)	4.0 (18)
Sometimes I have bad thoughts	88.7 (402)	9.7 (44)	1.5 (7)
Children should not learn how to swim	99.6 (451)	0 (0.0)	0.4 (2)
I sometimes fail to keep all of my promises	38.0 (172)	60.9 (276)	1.1 (5)
People sometimes take advantage of me	81.7. (370)	16.6 (75)	1.8 (8)
I sometimes say bad words	29.4 (133)	68.2 (309)	2.4 (11)

Table 3. Factor structure of the items.

	Loneliness and distress	Impact of others	Family conflict	Rigidity	Financial insecurity
I often feel alone	.785
Sometimes I feel all alone in the world	.714
I often feel lonely inside	.692
I am often depressed	.621	.517
I often feel very alone	.613
I often feel very upset	.583
I often feel worthless	.563	.623
I am often upset	.415
I am easily upset by my problems	.406
People have caused me a lot of pain		.787
Other people have made my life hard		.76
Other people have made my life unhappy		.745
My family has many problems		.718
My family has problems getting along			.794
My family fights a lot			.78
I sometimes worry that my needs will not be met			.608
Children should be quiet and listen				.774
Children should never disobey				.696
Everything in a home should always be in its place				.576
I sometimes worry that I will not have enough to eat					.627
A child needs very strict rules					–.517