Agostinho, Clotilde Alves Nunes creator Alberto, Isabel Maria Marques da Silva, José Tomás text s.l Scientific Research Publishing Inc. 2024 continuing eng Abstract : Objectives: This study aims to validate the three versions of the Assessment of Communication in Parenting Scale (Avaliação da Comunicação na Parentalidade—COMPA), namely the parental, the child version (7 - 11 years old) and the adolescent version (12 - 16 years old), in a sample of subjects involved in a forensic context. Method: The study was conducted with a sample of parents (53 mothers, 26 fathers), children, and adolescents (41 males and 42 females) who had been identified as being at risk of neglect and/or parental abuse within the scope of existing promotion and protection processes at the Commission for the Protection of Children and Young People (Comissões de Proteção de Crianças e Jovens—CPCJ). Results: The results demonstrated good psychometric properties with regard to internal consistency for the three versions of the COMPA with the exception of the COMPA-A Negative Communication Pattern subscale in relation to the mother. The results of the divergent validity analysis indicate that the COMPA assesses distinct constructs from the EMBU. Conclusions: The three versions of COMPA represent a reliable resource for the evaluation of parent-child communication patterns in contexts where abuse or neglect is suspected or has already occurred. Clotilde Alves Nunes Agostinho, Isabel Maria Marques Alberto, and José Tomás da Silva. Includes bibliographical references. Communication in Parenting Scale (COMPA) Assessment Parent-child communication Child abuse COMPA-P (Parents’ Version) COMPA-C (Children Aged 7 - 11 Version) COMPA-A (Adolescents Aged 12 - 16 Version) Psychometrics Research Psychology Psychology Research Journal articles (Open access) , volume 15, number 10 (October 2024). 2152-7199 https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=136546 https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=136546 250219 20250331024240.0