The process of instrument development for ethnically diverse early adolescents
Anderson NLR, Uman GC, Keenan C, Koniak-Griffin D, Casey C (1996)
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 1996
Journal
Book Volume: 16
Pages Range: 427-450
Journal Issue: 4
DOI: 10.1177/0272431696016004004
Abstract
Through a combination of pilot study, consultation, and field-testing, an instrument was developed to evaluate the major content areas in the curriculum of a community-based family life education program: parent/child communication, peer influence, family values, self-efficacy, sexuality knowledge, and high-risk behaviors. The wording, format, and question content were structured to be appropriate developmentally for male and female early adolescents 10 through 14 years of age in diverse sociocultural communities in Los Angeles County. Age-related developmental issues facing early adolescents, combined with the ethnic diversity in the county, created serious challenges to the development of a valid, reliable, and relevant instrument for evaluating the effectiveness of an adolescent family life education program. An instrument with some stable and internally consistent components was developed through the key processes of pilottesting and field-testing with focus groups from the target population of ethnically diverse early adolescents.
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APA:
Anderson, N.L.R., Uman, G.C., Keenan, C., Koniak-Griffin, D., & Casey, C. (1996). The process of instrument development for ethnically diverse early adolescents. Journal of Early Adolescence, 16(4), 427-450. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272431696016004004
MLA:
Anderson, Nancy Lois Ruth, et al. "The process of instrument development for ethnically diverse early adolescents." Journal of Early Adolescence 16.4 (1996): 427-450.
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