Life Paths Research Center and Dept of Psychology, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.
Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
J Community Psychol. 2019 Sep;47(7):1666-1681. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22220. Epub 2019 Jul 23.
This project used mixed methods to expand the understanding of social ecological constructs important to youth and develop measures to assess these constructs.
Eight focus groups and 24 cognitive interviews were conducted with adolescents and caregivers. These were followed by a survey completed by 440 youth ages 10-21 (average age: 16.38, standard deviation[SD] = 3.04).
Qualitative data revealed social ecological constructs that have received little prior research attention. These include three psychosocial strengths: relational motivation (inspiration from key adults), group connectedness (bonded to others in teams or organizations), and mattering (knowing your importance to significant others). One outcome was also identified: family well-being (subjective psychological functioning of the family). Psychometric analyses indicated that the new quantitative measures have good to excellent reliability and validity.
The social ecology is complex and extends beyond commonly studied constructs such as social support and collective efficacy. More comprehensive assessments can further research.
本项目采用混合方法拓展了对青少年重要的社会生态结构的理解，并开发了评估这些结构的措施。
对青少年和照顾者进行了 8 组焦点小组和 24 次认知访谈。随后，440 名 10-21 岁的青少年（平均年龄：16.38，标准差[SD] = 3.04）完成了一项调查。
定性数据揭示了一些之前很少受到关注的社会生态结构。这些结构包括三种心理社会力量：关系动机（受重要成年人的启发）、群体联系（与团队或组织中的其他人建立联系）和重要性（知道自己对重要他人的重要性）。还确定了一个结果：家庭福祉（家庭的主观心理功能）。心理测量分析表明，新的定量测量具有良好到优秀的信度和效度。
社会生态系统很复杂，超出了社会支持和集体效能等常见的研究结构。更全面的评估可以进一步推动研究。
