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Adaptation of an Adolescent Coping Assessment for Outdoor AdventureRussell, Melissa S. 16 June 2011 (has links) (PDF)
The purpose of this study was to adapt a measure for coping in outdoor adventure activities that reliable and valid inferences could be made. To do this, the constructs were clearly defined; relevant items were written representing the constructs. An expert panel reviewed the items for content validity, and the instrument was administered to subjects to gather evidence supporting the reliability and validity of inferences. The instrument adapted will provide a foundation for future research and understanding related to outdoor adventure coping skills. In addition, evidence supporting the reliability and validity of inferences of the assessment serve to measure outcomes in adventure and wilderness therapy programs.
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Provider-Level Manual Adaptation: Patterns, Predictors, and Impact on Child OutcomesOsterberg, Leticia 2009 May 1900 (has links)
Manualized, evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for children are being increasingly
incorporated in community mental health clinics. Yet, providers hold concerns about the
appropriateness of manuals for community populations, as suggested by the research of
Jensen-Doss, Hawley, Lopez and Osterberg. Such concerns could lead them to adapt EBTs
in the field, potentially diminishing or increasing their effectiveness. Therefore, it is striking
how little is known about provider-level manual adaptation in community settings. The
present study investigated the extent to which therapists mandated to use a manualized EBT
adapt the treatment in the field, including patterns, predictors and outcomes of adaptation. A
typology of provider-level manual adaptation was created to describe sessions double-dipped
(i.e., repeated), skipped, or flipped (i.e., delivered in reverse order).
Patterns of manual adaptation used by a sample of 38 community therapists treating
288 depressed youths with Lewinsohn and colleagues? Adolescent Coping with Depression
course (CWD-A) were described. Hierarchical Linear Modeling was used to identify which
client and therapist characteristics predict manual adaptation, and whether adaptation is
associated with greater improvement or worsening in youths? therapy outcomes.
Adaptation was widespread and largely unsystematic, with no significant client predictors of repeats or flips. Sessions were skipped more often for youths belonging to
families with higher income and youths with greater pre-treatment symptom severity, but less
often for Hispanic and Asian youths relative to Caucasians. A significant portion of
variability in adaptation was attributable to therapists, who showed habits in manual
adaptation: therapists with more years of experience working at the clinics double-dipped
sessions more often, and Hispanic therapists flipped sessions much less often than Caucasian
therapists did. Finally, adaptation was significantly related with outcomes, such that doubledips
were associated with worsened symptom severity, skips were associated with improved
symptom severity, and flips were associated with worsened functioning.
Given that these data suggest manualized EBTs are likely to undergo vast adaptation
in community settings, and that such adaptation is related to client outcomes, further research
is necessary to better inform practitioners about when each type of manual adaptation may be
appropriate. Practical implications for implementation efforts are discussed.
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Gender role orientation, stress, coping and hopelessness in a normal adolescent populationBromhead, David, n/a January 1997 (has links)
Many risk factors have been put forward to account for the significant increase in
adolescent male suicide over the last 20 years, and the pronounced sex difference in
suicide statistics. In particular, hopelessness has been shown to be a strong indicator
of suicidality. This study investigated the relationship of gender role, stress, and
coping to hopelessness in a normal adolescent population. It was hypothesized that
stress, coping and a masculine gender role would contribute to hopelessness. 288
adolescent students between the ages of 15 and 18 were surveyed using the
Adolescent Stress Scale, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, the Australian Sex Role Scale, and the Adolescent Coping Scale. Contrary to expectation, having a masculine gender
role was not related to hopelessness; students with an undifferentiated gender role had
higher levels of hopelessness than androgynous, masculine, and feminine students.
However, the majority of students who had an undifferentiated gender role were male.
Hopelessness was also associated with high levels of stress and the use of avoidance
coping strategies. The results are discussed within the transactional stress model and
the stress-diathesis model.
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Construct Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory for Educational SettingsSanguras, Laila Y., 1977- 05 1900 (has links)
The present study examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of the revised version of the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory (ACSI-28), following adjustment of the wording of items such that they were appropriate to assess Coping Skills in an educational setting. A sample of middle school students (n = 1,037) completed the revised inventory. An initial confirmatory factor analysis led to the hypothesis of a better fitting model with two items removed. Reliability of the subscales and the instrument as a whole was acceptable. Items were examined for sex invariance with differential item functioning (DIF) using item response theory, and five items were flagged for significant sex non-invariance. Following removal of these items, comparison of the mean differences between male and female coping scores revealed that there was no significant difference between the two groups. Further examination of the generalizability of the coping construct and the potential transfer of psychosocial skills between athletic and academic settings are warranted.
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