TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding and assessing construct validity of the social provisions scale
T2 - Implications for youth development
AU - Osmane, Sarah
AU - Brennan, Mark
AU - Dolan, Patrick
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Confirmatory factor analysis using structural equation modeling was used to measure the construct validity of the increasingly utilized social provisions scale. This scale was used to measure social support sources and types among a sample of 421 youth from 4 Pennsylvania schools. The youth were surveyed to determine their levels of social support and the relationship of social support to community and youth development capacities. Research findings indicated an acceptable model fit indices for the sources of the social support model. A lower fit for the types of social support was found. Overall, the analysis further verified the reliability and validity of the social provisions scale. With this information, youth practitioners can better measure and assess social support and use the social provisions scale to tailor youth development programs to individual and group needs.
AB - Confirmatory factor analysis using structural equation modeling was used to measure the construct validity of the increasingly utilized social provisions scale. This scale was used to measure social support sources and types among a sample of 421 youth from 4 Pennsylvania schools. The youth were surveyed to determine their levels of social support and the relationship of social support to community and youth development capacities. Research findings indicated an acceptable model fit indices for the sources of the social support model. A lower fit for the types of social support was found. Overall, the analysis further verified the reliability and validity of the social provisions scale. With this information, youth practitioners can better measure and assess social support and use the social provisions scale to tailor youth development programs to individual and group needs.
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U2 - 10.5195/jyd.2021.925
DO - 10.5195/jyd.2021.925
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85117350995
SN - 2325-4009
VL - 16
SP - 183
EP - 201
JO - Journal of Youth Development
JF - Journal of Youth Development
IS - 4
ER -