A Preliminary Psychometric Analysis of the Social-Emotional, Evidence-Based Developmental Strengths (SEEDS) Youth Self-Report with Ethnically Diverse Grade School Youth

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dc.contributor.advisorNakamura, Brad
dc.contributor.authorMatsui, Marina Mayumi
dc.contributor.departmentPsychology
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-03T19:58:19Z
dc.date.available2022-03-03T19:58:19Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.degreeM.A.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/81664
dc.subjectClinical psychology
dc.subjectEvidence-Based Practices
dc.subjectPractice-Element Distillation
dc.subjectPsychometrics
dc.subjectSEEDS Assessment
dc.titleA Preliminary Psychometric Analysis of the Social-Emotional, Evidence-Based Developmental Strengths (SEEDS) Youth Self-Report with Ethnically Diverse Grade School Youth
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dcterms.abstractIn recent years, distillation methodology has been applied to youth mental health evidence-based approaches for identifying technique commonalities across hundreds of protocols and programs. In distillation methodology, these identified techniques (e.g., time out, relaxation, etc.) are frequently referred to as “practice elements,” and often used as part of a larger intervention plan, such as a manualized treatment program. To date, extant assessments measure children’s use of practice elements typically target single areas, but do not provide comprehensive screening across numerous practice element. To overcome this limitation, the Social-Emotional Evidence-Based Developmental Skills (SEEDS) was recently developed in English to provide comprehensive screening across numerous practice elements. However, psychometric information of SEEDS remains scarce. The current study examined the extent to which the SEEDS was able to perform as a reliable and valid measure with an ethnically diverse U.S. sample of fourth through sixth graders in Hawaiʻi. Confirmatory factor analyses pointed to a three higher-order factor with both 13- and 12-lower-order factor structure fitting the data. Collectively across all subscales, scales, and the Total score, internal consistency reliabilities mostly fell in the acceptable to excellent ranges. All of the convergence patterns between the scores of SEEDS first- and higher-order subscale, scales and the Total composite index with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) subscales and Total score were significant in a theoretically coherent manner. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.
dcterms.extent98 pages
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherUniversity of Hawai'i at Manoa
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