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Wegmann, Kate M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Objective: To determine the suitability of the Elementary School Success Profile for Children (ESSP-C) for assessment and comparison of social support and school belonging between Black/African American and White students. Methods: Multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis and invariance testing were conducted to determine the ESSP-C's validity…
Descriptors: African American Students, White Students, Social Support Groups, Factor Analysis
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Anderson-Butcher, Dawn; Amorose, Anthony J.; Lower, Leeann M.; Riley, Allison; Gibson, Allison; Ruch, Donna – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: This study examines the psychometric properties of the revised Perceived Social Competence Scale (PSCS), a brief, user-friendly tool used to assess social competence among youth. Method: Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) examined the factor structure and invariance of an enhanced scale (PSCS-II), among a sample of 420 youth.…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Children, Youth, Summer Programs
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Auerbach, Charles; Schudrich, Wendy Zeitlin; Lawrence, Catherine K.; Claiborne, Nancy; McGowan, Brenda G. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
A number of proxies have been used in child welfare workforce research to represent actual turnover; however, there have been no psychometric studies to validate a scale specifically designed for this purpose. The Intent to Leave Child Welfare Scale is a proxy for actual turnover that measures workers' intention to leave. This scale was validated…
Descriptors: Prediction, Labor Turnover, Social Work, Child Welfare
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Okech, David – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Objectives: Using baseline and second wave data, the study evaluated the measurement and structural properties of parenting stress, personal mastery, and economic strain with N = 381 lower income parents who decided to join and those who did not join in a child development savings account program. Methods: Structural equation modeling mean and…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Child Development, Structural Equation Models, Statistical Analysis
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Webber, Kristina C.; Rizo, Cynthia F.; Bowen, Natasha K. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Objectives: This study examines the factor structure and scale quality of data collected with the online Elementary School Success Profile (ESSP) for Teachers from a sample of teachers of 1,145 third through fifth graders. Methods: Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) using Mplus and weighted least squares means and variances adjusted (WLSMV)…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Least Squares Statistics, Profiles
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Kim, Jae Yop; Song, Ah Young – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
Objective: Results of testing the original four-factor structure of the URICA-DV as well as two three-factor structures in prior researches is presented to investigate alternative structures suitable for Korean batterers. Method: This study developed the URICA-DV Korean Version and sought the most appropriate structure for a Korean context. The…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Courts, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis