Journal article
Psychometric properties of the Transitions from Foster Care Key Leader Survey
Evaluation and program planning, Vol.55, pp.91-102
04/2016
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/111518
PMID: 26771369
Abstract
•The Transitions from Foster Care Key Leader Survey is piloted in the current study.•This survey measures change in systems serving youth transitioning from foster care.•The findings were generally positive and supported instrument validity and utility.•Only slight modifications were needed to achieve a satisfactory system change model.
This study summarizes the development and piloting of the Transitions from Foster Care Key Leader Survey (TFC-KLS), an instrument designed to measure change in systems serving young people transitioning from foster care to adulthood. The Jim Casey Youth Opportunity Initiative’s logic model was used as a basis for instrument development. The instrument was piloted with 119 key leaders in six communities. Seven of eight latent scales performed well in psychometric testing. The relationships among the 24 measures of system change were explored. A CFA testing overall model fit was satisfactory following slight modifications. Finally, a test of inter-rater reliability between two raters did not find reliable reporting of service availability in a supplemental portion of the survey. The findings were generally positive and supported the validity and utility of the instrument for measuring system change, following some adaptations. Implications for the field are discussed.
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- Title
- Psychometric properties of the Transitions from Foster Care Key Leader Survey
- Creators
- Amy M Salazar - Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, 9725 3rd Ave. NE, Suite 401, Seattle, WA 98115, USAEric C Brown - Division of Prevention Science and Community Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th St., Suite 1014, Miami, FL 33136, USAKathryn C Monahan - Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 210 South Bouquet Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USARichard F Catalano - Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, 9725 3rd Ave. NE, Suite 401, Seattle, WA 98115, USA
- Publication Details
- Evaluation and program planning, Vol.55, pp.91-102
- Academic Unit
- Human Development, Department of
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Identifiers
- 99900547529701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article