Introducing the Power In Nepali Girls (PING) empowerment scale
ABSTRACTThe multi-dimensional concept of empowerment is context specific, uniquely defined in various cultures, and challenging to measure. The aim of this study was to develop a scale for measuring empowerment among adolescent girls in Nepal. Twenty-nine items related to empowerment were drawn from...
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| author | Jessica Griffin Burke Sara E. Baumann Ariel Shensa Niva Joshi Jennifer R. Jones Pema Lhaki |
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| description | ABSTRACTThe multi-dimensional concept of empowerment is context specific, uniquely defined in various cultures, and challenging to measure. The aim of this study was to develop a scale for measuring empowerment among adolescent girls in Nepal. Twenty-nine items related to empowerment were drawn from formative, participatory research conducted in southern Nepal to comprise a draft empowerment scale. A case/control survey among 300 adolescent Nepali girls was then conducted to refine the scale. Factor analysis determined the most parsimonious scale and identified the underlying structure of items, resulting in the The Power In Nepali Girls (PING), a two-factor, 16-item empowerment scale. Factor 1 items address decision-making power and treatment in family and society. Factor 2 items address knowledge, education, and skills development. We used the 16-item scale to assess the impact of a social and financial skills program on empowerment among adolescent girls residing in southern Nepal. The PING scale is a culturally- and population-specific measure that can be used to quantify the impact of empowerment programs in Nepal among adolescent girls. The methods used also serve as a template for future work aiming to design context-specific measures of empowerment using community-engaged approaches. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12bc9a6eeb0f45e4955e41f0aea36b422023-11-28T17:36:34ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGlobal Public Health1744-16921744-17062023-01-0118110.1080/17441692.2023.2276866Introducing the Power In Nepali Girls (PING) empowerment scaleJessica Griffin Burke0Sara E. Baumann1Ariel Shensa2Niva Joshi3Jennifer R. Jones4Pema Lhaki5School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USASchool of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAJohns G. Rangos Sr School of Health Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USASchool of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAIndependent Consultant, Pittsburgh, PA, USANepal Fertility Care Center, Kathmandu, NepalABSTRACTThe multi-dimensional concept of empowerment is context specific, uniquely defined in various cultures, and challenging to measure. The aim of this study was to develop a scale for measuring empowerment among adolescent girls in Nepal. Twenty-nine items related to empowerment were drawn from formative, participatory research conducted in southern Nepal to comprise a draft empowerment scale. A case/control survey among 300 adolescent Nepali girls was then conducted to refine the scale. Factor analysis determined the most parsimonious scale and identified the underlying structure of items, resulting in the The Power In Nepali Girls (PING), a two-factor, 16-item empowerment scale. Factor 1 items address decision-making power and treatment in family and society. Factor 2 items address knowledge, education, and skills development. We used the 16-item scale to assess the impact of a social and financial skills program on empowerment among adolescent girls residing in southern Nepal. The PING scale is a culturally- and population-specific measure that can be used to quantify the impact of empowerment programs in Nepal among adolescent girls. The methods used also serve as a template for future work aiming to design context-specific measures of empowerment using community-engaged approaches.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17441692.2023.2276866Empowermentscale developmentadolescentsNepalfactor analysis |
| spellingShingle | Jessica Griffin Burke Sara E. Baumann Ariel Shensa Niva Joshi Jennifer R. Jones Pema Lhaki Introducing the Power In Nepali Girls (PING) empowerment scale Global Public Health Empowerment scale development adolescents Nepal factor analysis |
| title | Introducing the Power In Nepali Girls (PING) empowerment scale |
| title_full | Introducing the Power In Nepali Girls (PING) empowerment scale |
| title_fullStr | Introducing the Power In Nepali Girls (PING) empowerment scale |
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| title_short | Introducing the Power In Nepali Girls (PING) empowerment scale |
| title_sort | introducing the power in nepali girls ping empowerment scale |
| topic | Empowerment scale development adolescents Nepal factor analysis |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17441692.2023.2276866 |
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