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Assessing Resilience Across Cultures Using Mixed Methods

Construction of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure

Bibliographic Data

ID5779841
AuthorsM Ungar (0000-0003-0431-347X, Dalhousie University), Linda Liebenberg (0000-0001-5309-6745, Dalhousie University)
Year2011
Volume5
Issue2
Pages126-149
Publication date2011-03-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Mixed Methods Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1558-6898 • E-ISSN: 1558-6901
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1558689811400607
OpenAlexW2118167612
LanguageEN
Citations received224
References cited48

An international team of investigators in 11 countries have worked collaboratively to develop a culturally and contextually relevant measure of youth resilience, the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28). The team used a mixed methods design that facilitated understanding of both common and unique aspects of resilience across cultures. Quantitative and qualitative stages to its development ensure the CYRM-28 has good content-related validity across research sites. Crossover comparison analyses of the findings from the quantitative administration of the pilot measure with 1,451 youth and qualitative interviews with 89 youth support the CYRM-28 as a culturally sensitive measure of youth resilience. The implications of this mixed methods approach to the development of measures for cross-cultural research are discussed

Multimethodology · Positive Youth Development · Qualitative property · Resilience · Community Health and Development · Resilience and Mental Health · Youth Development and Social Support

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