Developing a Culturally Relevant Measure of Resilience for War-Affected Adolescents in Eastern Ukraine

Autor/inn/en	Bogdanov, Sergiy; Girnyk, Andriy; Chernobrovkina, Vira; Chernobrovkin, Volodymyr; Vinogradov, Alexander; Harbar, Kateryna; Kovalevskaya, Yuliya; Basenko, Oksana; Ivanyuk, Irina; Hook, Kimberly; Wessells, Mike
Titel	Developing a Culturally Relevant Measure of Resilience for War-Affected Adolescents in Eastern Ukraine
Quelle	In: Journal on Education in Emergencies, 7 (2021) 2, S.311-334 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2518-6833
Schlagwörter	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; Ukraine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Krieg; Messdaten; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Faktorenanalyse; Ausdauer; Gesundheit; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Programmplanung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung
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. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	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
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01