The School of Health and Social Studies, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Humanities and Social Sciences Department, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Scand J Occup Ther. 2021 Feb;28(2):97-109. doi: 10.1080/11038128.2020.1782983. Epub 2020 Jun 26.
Promoting and supporting agency have been at the heart of the debate multidisciplinary. To promote self-awareness of young people's agency and identify persons in need of support the Assessment Tool for Perceived Agency (ATPA-22) was developed.
This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the ATPA-22. Participants were young adults not in education, employment or training (NEETs) and students in higher education (HEI).
The main data analysis was implemented by Many Faceted Rasch (MFR) analysis.
The ATPA-22 items defined a unidimensional construct with reasonable internal consistency and separation ability. The ATPA-22 was capable of detecting differences between HEI students and young adult NEETs. Nine differential functioning items emerged between the groups.
ATPA-22 shows promise as a tool to assess young adults' perceived agency. Anyhow, as the individual life situation affects strongly to perceived agency, research on the stability of the ATPA-22 among different populations is needed.
The purpose of the ATPA-22 is to measure perceived agency of individuals, and to identify aspects of agency in need for support. ATPA-22 can be used as a tool for promoting self-awareness of occupational challenges.
促进和支持能动性一直是多学科辩论的核心。为了提高年轻人对能动性的自我意识，并确定需要支持的人，开发了感知能动性评估工具（ATPA-22）。
本研究旨在评估 ATPA-22 的心理测量特性。参与者为未接受教育、就业或培训的年轻人（NEET）和高等教育（HEI）的学生。
主要数据分析采用多方面 Rasch（MFR）分析。
ATPA-22 项目定义了一个具有合理内部一致性和分离能力的单一维度结构。ATPA-22 能够检测出 HEI 学生和年轻成年 NEET 之间的差异。两组之间出现了 9 个差异功能项目。
ATPA-22 有望成为评估年轻人感知能动性的工具。然而，由于个体的生活状况强烈影响感知能动性，因此需要研究 ATPA-22 在不同人群中的稳定性。
ATPA-22 的目的是衡量个人的感知能动性，并确定需要支持的能动性方面。ATPA-22 可作为促进职业挑战自我意识的工具。
