ERIC Number: EJ1326040
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Dec
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Developing a Culturally Relevant Measure of Resilience for War-Affected Adolescents in Eastern Ukraine
Bogdanov, Sergiy; Girnyk, Andriy; Chernobrovkina, Vira; Chernobrovkin, Volodymyr; Vinogradov, Alexander; Harbar, Kateryna; Kovalevskaya, Yuliya; Basenko, Oksana; Ivanyuk, Irina; Hook, Kimberly; Wessells, Mike
Journal on Education in Emergencies, v7 n2 p311-334 Dec 2021
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.
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
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS)
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Identifiers - Location: Ukraine
Grant or Contract Numbers: T32MH116140
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