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Measuring Childhood Abuse and Neglect in a Group of Female Indoor Sex Workers in the Netherlands: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Dutch Version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form
Confirmatory factor analysis was performed on the responses to the Dutch version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form from a sample of 123 female indoor sex workers in The Netherlands. Results indicate the expected five-factor structure fit the data well. In line with Bernstein and others, the instrument was a valid measure of retrospective childhood abuse and neglect in this sample.
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