The Youth Relatedness Scale: Development of a New Evaluation Tool for Youth Programs
This paper examines a study to develop a reliable measure of relatedness that utilizes language appropriate for youth, is simple for staff to administer in a field-based setting, and is consistent with the Youth Outcomes Battery. Pilot instruments were distributed to three residential summer camps s...
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Clemson University Press
2012-06-01
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| description | This paper examines a study to develop a reliable measure of relatedness that utilizes language appropriate for youth, is simple for staff to administer in a field-based setting, and is consistent with the Youth Outcomes Battery. Pilot instruments were distributed to three residential summer camps serving female and male campers between the ages 10-17. The results of this study indicate that the Youth Relatedness Scale is an easy-to-use measure that exhibits good evidence of internal consistency and shows good criterion evidence of validity for this population of youth. This study was a positive step towards providing a theoretically grounded, simple, and versatile measure that captures youth perceptions of relatedness and that youth program administrators can employ to evaluate their programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f89ca75f4d8c4ce987a2e1312f7fa50e2024-02-02T17:12:33ZengClemson University PressJournal of Youth Development2325-40172012-06-0172617510.5195/jyd.2012.142120The Youth Relatedness Scale: Development of a New Evaluation Tool for Youth ProgramsMelissa H. D'Eloia0Jim Sibthorp1California State University – Long BeachUniversity of UtahThis paper examines a study to develop a reliable measure of relatedness that utilizes language appropriate for youth, is simple for staff to administer in a field-based setting, and is consistent with the Youth Outcomes Battery. Pilot instruments were distributed to three residential summer camps serving female and male campers between the ages 10-17. The results of this study indicate that the Youth Relatedness Scale is an easy-to-use measure that exhibits good evidence of internal consistency and shows good criterion evidence of validity for this population of youth. This study was a positive step towards providing a theoretically grounded, simple, and versatile measure that captures youth perceptions of relatedness and that youth program administrators can employ to evaluate their programs.http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/142 |
| spellingShingle | Melissa H. D'Eloia Jim Sibthorp The Youth Relatedness Scale: Development of a New Evaluation Tool for Youth Programs Journal of Youth Development |
| title | The Youth Relatedness Scale: Development of a New Evaluation Tool for Youth Programs |
| title_full | The Youth Relatedness Scale: Development of a New Evaluation Tool for Youth Programs |
| title_fullStr | The Youth Relatedness Scale: Development of a New Evaluation Tool for Youth Programs |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Youth Relatedness Scale: Development of a New Evaluation Tool for Youth Programs |
| title_short | The Youth Relatedness Scale: Development of a New Evaluation Tool for Youth Programs |
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