Development and initial validation of a camper-counselor relationship scale

IF 1.7 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Applied Developmental Science Pub Date : 2022-04-04 DOI:10.1080/10888691.2022.2056462

Rachel O. Rubin, Sara K. Johnson, Kirsten M. Christensen, J. Rhodes

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Abstract

Abstract Residential summer camps, one of the most popular organized programs for children in the United States, may promote several aspects of positive youth development. These positive outcomes may stem in part from camp counselors, who often forge close relationships with youth, but few studies have examined these relationships. To facilitate this research, we developed a camper-reported camper-counselor relationship quality scale. In Study 1, scale items were created and/or adapted and evaluated through expert ratings and cognitive interviews. Exploratory factor analyses using data from 318 campers (ages 7–15) from Jewish overnight camps supported the hypothesized three-factor structure. In Study 2, confirmatory factory analyses of data from a second group of 324 campers from similar camps confirmed the three-factor structure and showed preliminary evidence of concurrent validity; camper Jewish identity scores and age were positively associated with camper-counselor relationship quality. Implications for practice and continued research and validation are discussed.

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营员与辅导员关系量表的开发与初步验证

摘要寄宿夏令营是美国最受欢迎的儿童组织项目之一，可以促进青少年积极发展的几个方面。这些积极的结果可能部分源于营地辅导员，他们经常与年轻人建立密切的关系，但很少有研究考察这些关系。为了促进这项研究，我们开发了一个由营员报告的营员-辅导员关系质量量表。在研究1中，通过专家评分和认知访谈创建和/或调整和评估量表项目。使用318名来自犹太过夜营地的露营者（7-15岁）的数据进行的探索性因素分析支持了假设的三因素结构。在研究2中，对来自类似营地的第二组324名露营者的数据进行的验证性工厂分析证实了三因素结构，并显示了同时有效性的初步证据；营员犹太身份得分和年龄与营员辅导员关系质量呈正相关。讨论了对实践以及持续研究和验证的影响。

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Applied Developmental Science PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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12.00

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2.60%

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期刊介绍： The focus of this multidisciplinary journal is the synthesis of research and application to promote positive development across the life span and across the globe. The journal publishes research that generates descriptive and explanatory knowledge about dynamic and reciprocal person-environment interactions essential to informed public dialogue, social policy, and preventive and development optimizing interventions. This includes research relevant to the development of individuals and social systems across the life span -- including the wide range of familial, biological, societal, cultural, physical, ecological, political and historical settings of human development.