About the Measure
Domains | Resilience and coping |
Key stages | Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
Subscales | Personal strengths; External resources |
Description | The RYDM measures both internal assets (personal strengths) and external resources (protective factors), all of which have been linked to positive developmental outcomes. |
Example | I have high goals and expectations for myself |
Link | http://chks.wested.org/administer/download/supplemental/#res |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 51 |
Format | Likert |
Respondent | Self |
Scoring | Standardised |
Time | 20 |
Age | 12-17 |
Cost single purchase | $150 |
Cost per child | $1.50 |
Psychometric details
UK norms | No |
Cronbach's α | .69-.93 |
Test retest | 2 weeks, r= [.44,.82] |
Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
EFA | Not reported |
CFA | 8 factors CFI=.97 TLI=.99 RMSEA=.035 WRMR=2.17 |
Criterion validity | Not reported |
Construct validity | Tobacco use, r= [-.14,-.30]; School connectedness, r= [.29,.49]; Physical fight, r= [-.07,-.26] |
Concurrent validity | Not reported |
Predictive validity | Not reported |
Responsiveness | Not reported |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Hanson, T. L., & Kim, J. O. (2007). Measuring Resilience and Youth Development: The Psychometric Properties of the Healthy Kids Survey. Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED498459.pdf Furlong, M. J., Ritchey, K. M., & O’Brennan, L. M. (2009). Developing norms for the California Resilience Youth Development Module: Internal assets and school resources subscales. The California School Psychologist, 14(1), 35-46. doi:10.1007/bf03340949 |