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Validation of the child and youth resilience measure among South African adolescents
Resilience is a dynamic, interactive process between resources that contribute to safeguarding a person and the adversities they experience. Within this promotional framework of resilience, this study sought to validate the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) among a sample of South African...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628872/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28982195 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185815 |
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author | Govender, Kaymarlin Cowden, Richard G. Oppong Asante, Kwaku George, Gavin Reardon, Candice |
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description | Resilience is a dynamic, interactive process between resources that contribute to safeguarding a person and the adversities they experience. Within this promotional framework of resilience, this study sought to validate the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) among a sample of South African adolescents (N = 1854). Confirmatory factor analysis supported a superior level of fit for a 24-item, three-factor model (i.e., individual/social, familial, and community/spiritual). Internal consistency and test-retest reliability estimates at a 12-month interval (N = 648) supported the reliability of the scales. Higher scores on the scales were associated with feeling more connected at school, greater parental monitoring perceptions, and lower sexual risk, confirming the convergent and criterion validity of the instrument. Partial discriminative power was evidenced based on selected scale distinctions according to age and sex groupings. Collectively, the findings suggest the 24-item CYRM is a valid and reliable self-report measure to assess the availability of resources associated with resilience in South African youth. |
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spelling | pubmed-56288722017-10-20 Validation of the child and youth resilience measure among South African adolescents Govender, Kaymarlin Cowden, Richard G. Oppong Asante, Kwaku George, Gavin Reardon, Candice PLoS One Research Article Resilience is a dynamic, interactive process between resources that contribute to safeguarding a person and the adversities they experience. Within this promotional framework of resilience, this study sought to validate the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) among a sample of South African adolescents (N = 1854). Confirmatory factor analysis supported a superior level of fit for a 24-item, three-factor model (i.e., individual/social, familial, and community/spiritual). Internal consistency and test-retest reliability estimates at a 12-month interval (N = 648) supported the reliability of the scales. Higher scores on the scales were associated with feeling more connected at school, greater parental monitoring perceptions, and lower sexual risk, confirming the convergent and criterion validity of the instrument. Partial discriminative power was evidenced based on selected scale distinctions according to age and sex groupings. Collectively, the findings suggest the 24-item CYRM is a valid and reliable self-report measure to assess the availability of resources associated with resilience in South African youth. Public Library of Science 2017-10-05 /pmc/articles/PMC5628872/ /pubmed/28982195 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185815 Text en © 2017 Govender et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Govender, Kaymarlin Cowden, Richard G. Oppong Asante, Kwaku George, Gavin Reardon, Candice Validation of the child and youth resilience measure among South African adolescents |
title | Validation of the child and youth resilience measure among South African adolescents |
title_full | Validation of the child and youth resilience measure among South African adolescents |
title_fullStr | Validation of the child and youth resilience measure among South African adolescents |
title_full_unstemmed | Validation of the child and youth resilience measure among South African adolescents |
title_short | Validation of the child and youth resilience measure among South African adolescents |
title_sort | validation of the child and youth resilience measure among south african adolescents |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628872/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28982195 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185815 |
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