Developing a Culturally Relevant Measure of Resilience for War-Affected Adolescents in Eastern Ukraine
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| Title: | Developing a Culturally Relevant Measure of Resilience for War-Affected Adolescents in Eastern Ukraine |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Bogdanov, Sergiy, Girnyk, Andriy, Chernobrovkina, Vira, Chernobrovkin, Volodymyr, Vinogradov, Alexander, Harbar, Kateryna, Kovalevskaya, Yuliya, Basenko, Oksana, Ivanyuk, Irina, Hook, Kimberly, Wessells, Mike |
| Source: | Journal on Education in Emergencies. Dec 2021 7(2):311-334. |
| Availability: | Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies. 122 East 42nd Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10168. e-mail: journal@inee.org; Web site: https://inee.org/evidence/journal |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 24 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS) |
| Contract Number: | T32MH116140 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, War, Resilience (Psychology), Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Factor Analysis, Family Relationship, Positive Attitudes, Persistence, Health, Social Networks, Cultural Awareness, Program Development, Comparative Analysis, Children, Adolescents, Social Support Groups, Elementary Secondary Education |
| Geographic Terms: | Ukraine |
| DOI: | 10.33682/wxrd-x8fq |
| ISSN: | 2518-6833 |
| Abstract: | Psychosocial support in education that is provided during emergencies frequently aims to support children's resilience, but strong, contextual measures of resilience are in short supply in Eastern Europe. In this article, our aim is to describe the development and psychometric properties of the first measure of resilience for war-affected adolescents in Eastern Ukraine. We used qualitative methods to identify the main cultural characteristics of resiliency and then used these constructs to develop the measure. We used exploratory structural equation modeling to extract five factors that showed high internal consistency: family support ([omega]=0.89), optimism ([omega]=0.87), persistence ([omega]=0.87), health ([omega]=0.86), and social networking ([omega]=0.87). Confirmatory factor analysis suggested that a concise model of resiliency fit the data almost as well as the exploratory structural equation modeling model. The measure demonstrated good test-retest reliability. In this article, we also discuss the importance of development, validation, and the use of culturally relevant measures of resilience for strengthening psychosocial support programs in schools, particularly in Ukraine. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1326040 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Psychosocial support in education that is provided during emergencies frequently aims to support children's resilience, but strong, contextual measures of resilience are in short supply in Eastern Europe. In this article, our aim is to describe the development and psychometric properties of the first measure of resilience for war-affected adolescents in Eastern Ukraine. We used qualitative methods to identify the main cultural characteristics of resiliency and then used these constructs to develop the measure. We used exploratory structural equation modeling to extract five factors that showed high internal consistency: family support ([omega]=0.89), optimism ([omega]=0.87), persistence ([omega]=0.87), health ([omega]=0.86), and social networking ([omega]=0.87). Confirmatory factor analysis suggested that a concise model of resiliency fit the data almost as well as the exploratory structural equation modeling model. The measure demonstrated good test-retest reliability. In this article, we also discuss the importance of development, validation, and the use of culturally relevant measures of resilience for strengthening psychosocial support programs in schools, particularly in Ukraine. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-6833 |
| DOI: | 10.33682/wxrd-x8fq |
