Using Participatory Methods to Engage Diverse Families in Research about Resilience in Middle Childhood

Gartland, Deirdre; Riggs, Elisha; Giallo, Rebecca; Glover, Karen; Casey, Sue; Muyeen, Sumaiya; Weetra, Donna; White, Selena; Koolmatrie, Tanya; Brown, Stephanie

doi:10.1353/hpu.2021.0170

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“…The recruitment and conduct of discussion groups have been described elsewhere. 39 In brief, resilience factors were identified in a systematic review of the existing literature 20 and in discussion groups with people working with higher risk families and parents and children of diverse backgrounds. These factors were grouped by the first author into socioecological domains (individual, family, friends, school and community).…”

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“…The draft CRQ was developed based on an ecological–transactional model of resilience, with input sought from diverse population groups to ensure variation in the type and severity of adversity experienced and the individual, family and community-level resilience factors that would be identified. The recruitment and conduct of discussion groups have been described elsewhere 39. In brief, resilience factors were identified in a systematic review of the existing literature20 and in discussion groups with people working with higher risk families and parents and children of diverse backgrounds.…”

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Development and validation of a multidimensional, culturally and socially inclusive Child Resilience Questionnaire (parent/caregiver report) to measure factors that support resilience: a community-based participatory research and psychometric testing study in Australia

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ObjectiveDevelop a comprehensive socially inclusive measure to assess child resilience factors.DesignA socioecological model of resilience, community-based participatory research methods and two rounds of psychometric testing created the Child Resilience Questionnaire (parent/caregiver report, child report, school report). The parent/caregiver report (CRQ-P/C) is the focus of this paper.SettingAustralia.ParticipantsCulturally and socially diverse parents/caregivers of children aged 5–12 years completed the CRQ-P/C in the pilot (n=489) and validation study (n=1114). Recruitment via a large tertiary hospital’s outpatient clinics, Aboriginal and refugee background communities (Aboriginal and bicultural researchers networks) and nested follow-up of mothers in a pregnancy cohort and a cohort of Aboriginal families.AnalysisExploratory and confirmatory factor analyses conducted to assess the structure and construct validity of CRQ-P/C subscales. Cronbach’s alpha used to assess internal consistency of subscales. Criterion validity assessed with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) parent report.ResultsConceptually developed CRQ comprised 169 items in 19 subscales across five socioecological domains (self, family, friends, school and community). Two rounds of psychometric revision and community consultations created a CRQ-P/C with 43 items in 11 scales: self (positive self, positive future, managing emotions), family (connectedness, guidance, basic needs), school (teacher support, engagement, friends) and culture (connectedness, language). Excellent scale reliability (α=0.7–0.9), except basic needs scale (α=0.61) (where a highly endorsed item was retained for conceptual integrity). Criterion validity was supported: scales had low to moderate negative correlations with SDQ total difficulty score (Rs= -0.2/–0.5. p<0.001); children with emotion/behavioural difficulties had lower CRQ-P/C scores (β=−14.5, 95% CI −17.5 to −11.6, adjusted for gender).ConclusionThe CRQ-P/C is a new multidomain measure of factors supporting resilience in children. It has good psychometric properties and will have broad applications in clinical, educational and research settings. The tool also adds to the few culturally competent measures relevant to Aboriginal and refugee background communities.

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Development and validation of a multidimensional, culturally and socially inclusive Child Resilience Questionnaire (parent/caregiver report) to measure factors that support resilience: a community-based participatory research and psychometric testing study in Australia

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“…Two methodological approaches were used to ensure participation by families with diverse social and cultural backgrounds, adversity exposures and resilience factors: (1) the questionnaire was codesigned with Aboriginal and refugee background communities, populations with high levels of historic and current discrimination, intergenerational trauma and violence exposures and (2) families with a child suffering an illness or injury were recruited from outpatient clinics in a large public Victorian tertiary hospital. 38 Public hospitals provide free healthcare, and the clinics are attended by large numbers of families everyday, including urban and rural based families, with significant variation in economic, cultural and social backgrounds. The targeted inclusion of socially and culturally diverse families ensured that not only resilience factors identified in majority populations were included but also broader social, economic, cultural and linguistic factors.…”

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“…Such factors may contribute to resilient outcomes for children growing up in different contexts, for example, connectedness to a specific cultural community and/or language. 38 …”

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“…Such factors may contribute to resilient outcomes for children growing up in different contexts, for example, connectedness to a specific cultural community and/or language. 38 Two rounds of psychometric testing and revision comprised: (1) a pilot study to identify the underlying structure of the questionnaire and reduce length by selecting the best scales and items and (2) the revised CRQ-C was validated using a larger sample of children to confirm the factor structure, reduce the length and undertake criterion testing against the SDQ.…”

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Development of a multidimensional culturally and socially inclusive measure of factors that support resilience: Child Resilience Questionnaire-Child report (CRQ-C)—a community-based participatory research and psychometric testing study in Australia

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Objective Development and testing of a comprehensive and social and culturally inclusive child-report measure of resilience factors supporting positive outcomes in the face of adversity. Design The measure is based on a socioecological model of resilience and was developed and revised using community-based participatory research methods with Aboriginal and refugee background communities. Pilot testing and validation of the child-report version (Child Resilience Questionnaire-Child report (CRQ- C)) is described in this paper. Setting Australia. Participants Children aged 7–12 years from culturally and socially diverse backgrounds completed the CRQ- C in the pilot (n=387) and validation study (n=775). Families recruited via hospital clinics, Aboriginal and refugee background communities and nested follow-up of participants in an existing cohort study. Analysis The factor structure and construct validity of CRQ-C scales were assessed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Preliminary assessment of criterion validity was conducted usinghe Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Internal consistency of final scales was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha. Results Conceptually developed CRQ-C was over inclusive of resilience factors and items. Exploratory factor analyses and confirmatory factor analyses supported 10 subscales reflecting personal resilience factors (positive self/future, managing emotions) and connectedness to family, school and culture. Excellent scale reliability (α=0.7–0.9) for all but one scale ( Friends , α=0.6). Significant negative correlation between CRQ-C and SDQ total difficulty score supporting criterion validity (r s =−0.317, p<0.001). Conclusion The CRQ-C is a new culturally and socially inclusive self-report measure of resilience factors in childhood, with demonstrated content, construct and scale reliability. Further testing of criterion validity required. Availability of child and parent report CRQ supports broad applications in clinical, research and intervention work. Socially inclusive and culturally appropriate tools are fundamental to create the evidence needed to assess and guide intervention efforts.

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Using Participatory Methods to Engage Diverse Families in Research about Resilience in Middle Childhood

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Development and validation of a multidimensional, culturally and socially inclusive Child Resilience Questionnaire (parent/caregiver report) to measure factors that support resilience: a community-based participatory research and psychometric testing study in Australia

Development and validation of a multidimensional, culturally and socially inclusive Child Resilience Questionnaire (parent/caregiver report) to measure factors that support resilience: a community-based participatory research and psychometric testing study in Australia

Development of a multidimensional culturally and socially inclusive measure of factors that support resilience: Child Resilience Questionnaire-Child report (CRQ-C)—a community-based participatory research and psychometric testing study in Australia

Conducting a Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Comprehensive School-Based Intervention for Students on the Autism Spectrum: Challenges and Mitigation Strategies

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