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Assessment of the needs of youth in residential care: Development and validation of an instrument

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  • Calheiros, Maria Manuela
  • Lopes, Diniz
  • Patrício, Joana Nunes

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This article presents the development of a Residential Care Youth Needs Assessment (RCYNA) instrument. In two studies, initial evidence regarding the RCYNA psychometric properties was obtained using a sample of youth in residential care. Results show adequate levels of content and face validity, reliability and concurrent validity.

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  • Calheiros, Maria Manuela & Lopes, Diniz & Patrício, Joana Nunes, 2011. "Assessment of the needs of youth in residential care: Development and validation of an instrument," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 33(10), pages 1930-1938, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:33:y:2011:i:10:p:1930-1938
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    2. Silva, Carla Sofia & Carvalho, Helena & Magalhães, Eunice & Attar-Schwartz, Shalhevet & Ornelas, Sandra & Calheiros, Maria Manuela, 2022. "Organizational social context and academic achievement of youth in residential care: The mediating role of youth-caregiver relationship quality," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 137(C).
    3. Maria Manuela Calheiros & Sandra Ornelas & Eunice Magalhães & Margarida Vaz Garrido, 2022. "Profiles of Young Children Involved with Child Protection Services in Portugal," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 15(3), pages 933-958, June.

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