Children in Residential Care: Development and Validation of a Group Climate Instrument

Purpose: This study describes the development and validation of the Group Climate Instrument for Children aged 8 to 15 years (GCIC 8-15), which purports to measure the quality of group climate in residential care. Methods: A confirmatory factor analysis was performed on data of 117 children in Dutch...

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Published in:Research on social work practice 2014-07, Vol.24 (4), p.462-469
Main Authors: Strijbosch, E. L. L., Helm, G. H. P. van der, Brandenburg, M. E. T. van, Mecking, M., Wissink, I. B., Stams, G. J. J. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Behavior Problems
Child care
Child Welfare
Children
Children & youth
Correlation
Discriminant analysis
Factor Analysis
Foreign Countries
Group Experience
Mathematical models
Measures (Individuals)
Motivation
Netherlands
Quality of Health Care
Questionnaires
Reliability
Residential Care
Residential Institutions
Statistical Analysis
Validation studies
Validity
Young Children
Youth
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Summary:Purpose: This study describes the development and validation of the Group Climate Instrument for Children aged 8 to 15 years (GCIC 8-15), which purports to measure the quality of group climate in residential care. Methods: A confirmatory factor analysis was performed on data of 117 children in Dutch residential youth care. Reliability analysis was performed and concurrent validity was tested. Results: An adequate fit of a two-factor model indicated construct validity of the GCIC 8-15. Reliability coefficients were good, and a significant correlation between perceived group climate and treatment motivation supported concurrent validity. Discussion: The GCIC 8-15 can be used to identify positive and negative aspects of group climate in residential youth care and enables further group climate research with children.
ISSN:1049-7315
1552-7581
DOI:10.1177/1049731513510045