Article(electronic)November 5, 2013

Children in Residential Care: Development and Validation of a Group Climate Instrument

In: Research on social work practice, Volume 24, Issue 4, p. 462-469

Strijbosch, E. L. L.; Helm, G. H. P. van der; Brandenburg, M. E. T. van; Mecking, M.; Wissink, I. B.; Stams, G. J. J. M.

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Abstract

Purpose:This study describes the development and validation of the Group Climate Instrument for Children aged 8 to 15 years (GCIC 8-15), which purports to measure the quality of group climate in residential care.Methods:A confirmatory factor analysis was performed on data of 117 children in Dutch residential youth care. Reliability analysis was performed and concurrent validity was tested.Results:An adequate fit of a two-factor model indicated construct validity of the GCIC 8-15. Reliability coefficients were good, and a significant correlation between perceived group climate and treatment motivation supported concurrent validity.Discussion:The GCIC 8-15 can be used to identify positive and negative aspects of group climate in residential youth care and enables further group climate research with children.

Languages

English

Publisher

SAGE Publications

ISSN: 1552-7581

DOI

10.1177/1049731513510045

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