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Measuring the restrictiveness of Portuguese residential care for children and youth
Author(s) -
Rauktis Mary Elizabeth,
Rangel Henriques Margarida,
Acciaiuoli BarbosaDucharne Maria,
Cruz Orlanda,
Lemos Marina S.,
Lee Julia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of social welfare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1468-2397
pISSN - 1369-6866
DOI - 10.1111/ijsw.12402
Subject(s) - restrictiveness , portuguese , reliability (semiconductor) , measure (data warehouse) , residential care , construct (python library) , psychology , perspective (graphical) , validity , construct validity , applied psychology , gerontology , developmental psychology , computer science , psychometrics , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , physics , power (physics) , quantum mechanics , database , artificial intelligence , programming language
Restriction of living environment refers to limits, rules, and structures in place in an out‐of‐home residential placement for children/youth. This article describes the process of revising a measure of out‐of‐home living restrictiveness to be culturally congruent for Portugal, providing preliminary data on validity and reliability, and discusses the feasibility of using this measure in Portugal. The findings suggest that the Portuguese language version has acceptable reliability. The interviewers identified several additional content areas to increase coverage of the construct. Additional validity analyses are needed, but the preliminary findings suggest that measuring the restriction of living environment could provide a concise youth‐informed perspective of living environment not currently being obtained in Portugal. Key Practitioner Message: • Measuring restriction of living environment is crucial to understanding the milieu of the residential home .