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Positive residential care integration scale: Portuguese adaptation and validation

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dc.contributor.authorSimão, Ana
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Cátia
dc.contributor.authorRatinho, Elias
dc.contributor.authorKothari, Brianne H.
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Cristina
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-04T23:44:46Z
dc.date.available2026-01-04T23:44:46Z
dc.date.issued2025-12-09
dc.description.abstractYoung people in residential care settings hold distinct preferences regarding their relationships with key adults, including caseworkers and caregivers. However, their perspectives are not consistently assessed or effectively integrated into case planning. Evaluating this integration is essential for fostering positive adjustment and placement stability. Given that residential care represents the predominant child welfare intervention in Portugal, this study adapts and validates an existing instrument for use with youth in residential care institutions, providing evidence of its validity and reliability. Self-report questionnaires—the Positive Residential Care Integration (PRCI) scale (an adapted Positive Home Integration scale) and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire—were administered to 511 youth (279 girls and 232 boys), aged 12 to 24 years, across 46 Portuguese residential care institutions. The study examined the face validity, discriminant validity, and reliability of the PRCI scale. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated good model fit, supporting a unidimensional six-item structure. Correlation analyses demonstrated associations with psychological adjustment and sociodemographic variables. The PRCI scale showed satisfactory psychometric properties, confirming its reliability for assessing youth integration in residential care. Cross-gender measurement invariance was also confirmed. These findings underscore the instrument’s relevance and validity for evaluating integration within residential settings and provide valuable guidance for caregivers, professionals, and caseworkers in child welfare services.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipUID/06317/2023
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ejihpe15120252
dc.identifier.issn2254-9625
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/28051
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAdolescents
dc.subjectPositive home integration
dc.subjectPsychometric properties
dc.subjectResidential care
dc.titlePositive residential care integration scale: Portuguese adaptation and validationeng
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue12
oaire.citation.startPage252
oaire.citation.titleEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
oaire.citation.volume15
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
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