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A Validation Study of the Revised Personal Safety Decision Scale
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Kim, HaeJung; Hopkins, Karen M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the reliability and validity of an 11-item Personal Safety Decision Scale (PSDS) in a sample of child welfare workers. Methods: Data were derived from a larger cross-sectional online survey to a random stratified sample of 477 public child welfare workers in a mid-Atlantic State. An exploratory…
Descriptors: Likert Scales, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Safety
Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Cultural Beliefs about Adversity Scale
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Leung, Janet T. Y.; Shek, Daniel T. L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
Objective: The purpose of the study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese Cultural Beliefs about Adversity scale (CBA). Methods: The CBA was administered in a sample of 275 Chinese parents experiencing economic disadvantage. Results: The CBA was found to be internally consistent. Consistent with the conceptual framework, factor…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Beliefs, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries
A Cross-Ethnic Validity Study of the Shortform Assessment for Children (SAC)
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Tyson, Edgar H.; Glisson, Charles – Research on Social Work Practice, 2005
Objective: This study examined the cross-ethnic measurement equivalence of the Shortform Assessment for Children (SAC) using a sample of 562 African American and 692 White children. Method: A prospective, two-panel survey design was used in this study. Baseline and 6-month follow-up data were used to conduct analyses of the reliability and…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Test Validity, Predictive Validity, Rating Scales