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Measuring homelessness and residential stability: The residential time‐line follow‐back inventory
Author(s) -
Tsemberis Sam,
McHugo Gregory,
Williams Valerie,
Hanrahan Patricia,
Stefancic Ana
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.20132
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , reliability (semiconductor) , psychological intervention , test (biology) , baseline (sea) , psychology , sociology , political science , psychiatry , paleontology , social science , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , law , biology
Reliable and valid longitudinal residential histories are needed to assess interventions to reduce homelessness and increase community tenure. This study examined the test‐retest reliability, sensitivity to change, and concurrent validity of the Residential Time‐Line Follow‐Back (TLFB) Inventory, a method used to record residential histories in the Collaborative Program to Prevent Homelessness ( n = 1,381). The Residential TLFB Inventory yielded temporally stable aggregate measures of duration in residential categories, and it revealed significant differences in change over time when contrasting study groups. A comparison of agency and participant data at one site.