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McQuillin, Samuel D.; Lyons, Michael D.; Clayton, Rebecca J.; Anderson, Jacqueline R. – Applied Developmental Science, 2020
Like many youth development programs, most youth mentoring programs do not have prescribed practices that target specific outcomes. Because the construct of mentoring represents a broad range of potential activities, researchers face a conundrum when making generalizable causal inferences about the effects of this and similar services. On the one…
Descriptors: Mentors, Program Evaluation, Youth Programs, Adolescent Development
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Matthew A. Diemer; Michael B. Frisby; Andres Pinedo; Emanuele Bardelli; Erin Elliot; Elise Harris; Sara McAlister; Adam M. Voight – Applied Developmental Science, 2022
Critical consciousness represents the analysis and critique of structural inequalities, the motivation and perceived capacity to effect change, and social action to redress inequity. A wave of recent instruments measuring critical consciousness has been rigorously validated. Yet, whether these measures efficiently assess different levels of…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Measures (Individuals), Construct Validity, Test Reliability
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Filippello, Pina; Buzzai, Caterina; Sorrenti, Luana; Costa, Sebastiano; Abramo, Annarita; Wang, Kennet T. – Applied Developmental Science, 2021
The aim of this manuscript is to examine the perceived parental perfectionism in undergraduate Italian students. Study 1 aimed at exploring the factorial structure, reliability, and construct validity of the Italian version of the Family Almost Perfect Scale (FAPS). The aim of Study 2 was to cross-validate the FAPS structure with a different…
Descriptors: Italian, Personality Measures, Undergraduate Students, Parent Attitudes