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McCrae, Julie S.; Brown, Samantha M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Purpose: The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act requires child welfare agencies to have provisions in place to refer young children to early intervention services, yet the socioemotional health needs of children are often challenging to recognize and treat effectively. This study reviews the substantive and psychometric properties of…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Child Abuse, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid
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Sanders, Jackie; Munford, Robyn; Thimasarn-Anwar, Tewaporn; Liebenberg, Linda – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Purpose: This article reports on an examination of the psychometric properties of the 28-item Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28). Methods: Exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's a, "t"-tests, correlations, and multivariate analysis of variance were applied to data collected via interviews from 593…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Factor Analysis
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Bantry White, Eleanor; Montgomery, Paul – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
Objectives: This study is the first review to be conducted to evaluate measures of wandering behavior for identifying people with dementia at risk of getting lost. Method: Drawing upon systematic review search strategies, the relevant literature was reviewed for wandering instruments using MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and Cumulative Index to Nursing…
Descriptors: Dementia, At Risk Persons, Psychometrics, Evaluation Methods
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Veronese, Guido; Pepe, Alessandro – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
Objective: Professional social workers and emergency workers operating in war contexts may develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following exposure to traumatic events. Impact of trauma must be accurately assessed by researchers via robust models of measurement. In this article, measurement models for the 13-item Children's Revised Impact…
Descriptors: Violence, Military Personnel, Military Service, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Price, Sarah Kye; Handrick, Sandii Leland – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
Objectives: This study presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of a culturally relevant and responsive approach to screening for perinatal depression in low-income, predominantly African American women. Method: The study details the development of the community-informed instrument and subsequent evaluation of its psychometric…
Descriptors: Females, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics, Depression (Psychology)
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O'Hare, Thomas; Sherrer, Margaret V.; LaButti, Annamaria; Emrick, Kelly – Research on Social Work Practice, 2004
Objective/Method: The use of brief, reliable, valid, and practical measures of substance use is critical for conducting individual assessments and program evaluation for integrated mental health-substance abuse services for persons with serious mental illness. This investigation examines the internal consistency reliability, concurrent validity,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Mental Disorders, Test Validity, Alcohol Abuse