Children in residential care: development and validation of a group climate instrument

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

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Children in residential care: development and validation of a group climate instrument

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

Development and Treatment of Psychosocial Problems

University of Amsterdam

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	462-469
Number of pages	8
Journal	Research on Social Work Practice
Volume	24
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731513510045
Publication status	Published - Jul 2014

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