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Examination of the Social Emotional Assets and Resilience Scales (SEARS) Youth Report: Factor Structure, Measurement Invariance, and Validity.
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Assessment . Oct2022, Vol. 29 Issue 7, p1522-1531. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The Social and Emotional Assets and Resilience Scale (SEARS) is a promising instrument for prediction of resilience in youth; however, there is limited data to support its use. The purpose of the current study was to examine the factor structure, measurement invariance, internal consistency, and validity of the SEARS-Adolescent Report in youth 8 to 20 years of age. Two hundred and twenty-five childhood cancer survivors (M age = 15.9, SD = 4.2; 51.4% male; 74.5% White) and 122 student controls without history of significant health problems (M age = 14.2, SD = 3.5; 54.1% female; 79.5% White) 8 to 20 years of age completed the SEARS-A. The SEARS-A was found to have an adequate factor structure and model fit (χ2 = 1215.5, p <.001; root mean square error of approximation =.057; comparative fit index =.95; standardized root mean square residual =.06) and demonstrated invariance across domains of age, health status, gender, race, and socioeconomic status (Δ comparative fit index < −0.01). It also demonstrated excellent internal reliability, criterion validity, and current validity when compared with another well-established measure of psychological adjustment. As such, the SEARS-A has potential to be a useful, valid, and psychometrically sound tool for predicting social–emotional adjustment outcomes among at-risk youth 8 to 20 years of age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- *RESEARCH methodology evaluation
*RESEARCH methodology
*AGE distribution
*HEALTH status indicators
*RACE
*CANCER patients
*SOCIOECONOMIC factors
*SEX distribution
*MATHEMATICAL variables
*SOCIAL classes
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*SOCIAL skills
*EMOTIONS
*PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience
*CHILDREN
*ADOLESCENCE
RESEARCH evaluation
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10731911
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Assessment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158811378
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911211022844