Being, Belonging and Becoming Scale

Gruhl, Karen Rebeiro; Lacarte, Sara; Boucher, Martin; Ledrew, Lauri

doi:10.1037/t74789-000

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“…NISA has undertaken annual evaluations of how well it has addressed membership being, belonging and becoming needs since 2002-resulting in multiple configurations of the "3B Scale" over the years. Recent structural equation modelling performed on the four constructs of the 3B~S Scale confirmed the structural validity of the scale and internal consistency of the 23 items (Rebeiro Gruhl et al, 2018). The current 3B~S Scale iteration provides the NISA organisation with a more rigorous tool to measure how well they are meeting members' being, belonging and becoming needs-providing them with the opportunity to redevelop or change programs and importantly, to measure change over time.…”

Section: Situating the Current Studymentioning

confidence: 71%

“…Currently, we recognise becoming to be more comprehensive, and to include managing one's mental health, participation in the community, goal attainment, volunteering or a return to school (and not exclusively employment), and improved mental health and quality of life. Further refinement and operationalisation of being, belonging and becoming has recently been undertaken during the development and validation of a scale to measure these constructs, known as the 3B Scale (Rebeiro Gruhl et al, 2018; see Table 1).…”

Section: Defining Being Belonging and Becomingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Evaluation of an occupation‐based, mental‐health program: Meeting being, belonging and becoming needs

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Boucher²,

Lacarte³

2020

Aus Occup Therapy J

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Introduction: Being, belonging and becoming are important theoretical constructs for occupational scientists and therapists, and for members of Northern Initiative for Social Action (NISA), located in northern Ontario, Canada. Collaborative research with service users guided the development of NISA and its evaluation tool: the 3B~S Scale. The aim of this paper is to share the results of the 2018 program evaluation. Methods: 113 participants completed a questionnaire consisting of the 3B~S Scale, demographic and program satisfaction questions, and open-ended questions. Quantitative analysis used descriptive statistics followed by ordinal logistic regression to determine the intersectional effects of gender, race and age on becoming and system impact outcomes. Open-ended responses were analysed thematically and triangulated with quantitative findings. Results: Participants agreed-to-strongly agreed that the program met their 3B needs (x = 4.20, SD = 0.24). Participants indicated strong satisfaction with the program (x = 4.38, SD = 0.66), and agreement that participating in the program reduced their reliance on other system-based services (x = 3.96, SD = 0.24). The regression revealed no significant differences in gender, race or age in predicting six of 10 outcomes examined; race was not significant for any outcome. Younger females were more likely to agree that the work they do is part of a larger community charitable purpose, the program is helping them to achieve their goals, and is increasing their involvement in community. Younger participants were more likely to agree that participation facilitated a return to school or employment than older participants. Conclusions: Occupation-based, mental health programs that address participants' being, belonging and becoming needs can contribute to improvements in perceived mental health and well-being, as well as to improved community and system usage outcomes. The NISA model provides a framework for clinically operationalising the 3B's and may provide a unique contribution to ongoing theoretical discussions of these constructs within occupational therapy and science.

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Section: Situating the Current Studymentioning

confidence: 71%

Section: Defining Being Belonging and Becomingmentioning

confidence: 99%