Measuring the Restrictiveness of Living Environments for Children and Youth: Reconceptualizing Restriction

Autor/inn/en	Rauktis, Mary E.; Huefner, Jonathan C.; O'Brien, Kirk; Pecora, Peter J.; Doucette, Ann; Thompson, Ronald W.
Titel	Measuring the Restrictiveness of Living Environments for Children and Youth: Reconceptualizing Restriction
Quelle	In: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 17 (2009) 3, S.147-163 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1063-4266
DOI	10.1177/1063426608323371
Schlagwörter	Children; Adolescents; Young Adults; Family Environment; Interviews; Independent Living; Place of Residence; Mental Disorders; Emotional Disturbances; Behavior Disorders; Adoption; Foster Care; Group Homes; Residential Institutions; Rehabilitation Centers; Hospitals; Test Construction; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Classification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Familienmilieu; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Selbstverantwortung; Wohnort; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Gefühlsstörung; Pflegehilfe; Gruppenheim; Wohnumgebung; Rehabilitation center; Rehabilitation centre; Rehabilitation centres; Rehabilitationszentrum; Krankengymnast; Krankenhaus; Testaufbau; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem
Abstract	The "Restrictiveness of Living Environment Scale" has long been the primary way to conceptualize the "restrictiveness" of a child's living situation. However, changes in systems of care and other factors have created a need to revisit how restrictiveness is conceptualized and measured. A measure was created to assess an environment's level of restrictiveness and form the basis for empirically created general environment types. The measure was refined using expert review, cognitive interviewing, and pilot testing. Over 1,000 child organizations and older youth were invited to participate, with responses completed for 446 youth. The sample was reduced to 313 because of a large response from one setting. Cluster analysis produced a four-cluster solution suggesting low, moderate, elevated, and high restrictiveness for a simplified general environment typology. The data also suggest overlap among clusters and that settings with the same names can vary. Limitations are described, and plans for how the measure will be further developed are outlined. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10