A Tool for Assessing the Quality of Life of Adolescents in Youth Care: Psychometric Properties of the QOLYSS.

IF 3.6 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Psychosocial Intervention Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.5093/pi2022a17

Chris Swerts, Marco Lombardi, Laura E Gómez, Dries Verlet, Dries Debeer, Jessica De Maeyer, Wouter Vanderplasschen

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Quality of life (QOL) has gained increased interest as a critical pathway to better understanding the lives and circumstances of children and adolescents in both the general population and among specific populations. Yet, QOL assessment among youngsters in youth care services remains a highly under-researched topic. This study examines the suitability and psychometric properties of a new QOL self-report scale for adolescents between 12 and 18 years old in youth care: the Quality of Life in Youth Services Scale (QOLYSS). The provisional version of the QOLYSS was pre-tested in a sample of 28 adolescents in youth care to examine its applicability and feasibility. Next, a comprehensive evaluation of the psychometric properties of the field-test version was conducted in a sample of 271 adolescents in youth care in Flanders, Belgium (M = 15.43, SD = 1.73). Classical item and factor analyses were carried out per subscale, (test-retest) reliability and item-discriminant validity of the subscales were examined, convergent validity was explored, and confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the goodness-of-fit of different measurement models. Reliability measures of the scale are satisfactory, results are indicative of convergent validity, and confirmatory factor analysis provides evidence for the eight correlated factors model. Future lines of research concerning the ongoing development and application of the QOLYSS are discussed.

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青少年护理中青少年生活质量的评估工具:QOLYSS的心理测量特性。

生活质量(QOL)作为更好地了解一般人群和特定人群中儿童和青少年的生活和环境的关键途径，已引起越来越多的关注。然而，青少年护理服务中青少年的生活质量评估仍然是一个高度缺乏研究的话题。本研究考察了一种新的适用于12 - 18岁青少年生活质量自我报告量表:青少年服务生活质量量表(QOLYSS)的适用性和心理测量学特征。本研究以28名青少年为样本，对暂定版本的问卷进行预测，以检验其适用性和可行性。其次，以比利时法兰德斯青少年护理中心271名青少年为样本(M = 15.43, SD = 1.73)，对现场测试版本的心理测量特性进行综合评估。对每个子量表进行经典的项目分析和因子分析，检验子量表的信度和项目判别效度，探讨收敛效度，并采用验证性因子分析检验不同测量模型的拟合优度。量表的信度测量令人满意，结果表明具有收敛效度，验证性因子分析为八相关因子模型提供了证据。讨论了QOLYSS正在进行的开发和应用的未来研究方向。

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Psychosocial Intervention PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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8.00

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8.30%

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14 weeks

期刊介绍： Psychosocial Intervention is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes papers in all areas relevant to psychosocial intervention at the individual, family, social networks, organization, community, and population levels. The Journal emphasizes an evidence-based perspective and welcomes papers reporting original basic and applied research, program evaluation, and intervention results. The journal will also feature integrative reviews, and specialized papers on theoretical advances and methodological issues. Psychosocial Intervention is committed to advance knowledge, and to provide scientific evidence informing psychosocial interventions tackling social and community problems, and promoting social welfare and quality of life. Psychosocial Intervention welcomes contributions from all areas of psychology and allied disciplines, such as sociology, social work, social epidemiology, and public health. Psychosocial Intervention aims to be international in scope, and will publish papers both in Spanish and English.