TY - JOUR
T1 - Peer interactions in residential youth care
T2 - A validation study of the Peer Interactions in Residential Youth Care (PIRY) questionnaire
AU - Sonderman, J.
AU - van der Bekkens, F. F.
AU - van der Helm, G. H. P.
AU - Kuipers, C. H. Z.
AU - Stams, G. J. J. M.
AU - van de Mheen, D.
N1 - Funding
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Interactions among peers in residential youth care are an important dynamic factor affecting behavioral adjustment and treatment success. Assessment and monitoring of the quality of peer interactions are potentially important for promoting a positive peer culture at the living group, contributing to a positive social climate. However, currently, there are no measures available to assess peer interactions in residential youth care. The present study describes the development, construct validity, and reliability of the Peer Interactions in Residential Youth Care questionnaire (PIRY) in a sample of 345 adolescents (age M = 15.45, SD = 1.59, 44.9% male) in the Netherlands. Confirmatory factor analysis of a two-factor model (peer support and acceptance, and relational aggression) showed a good fit to the data, and internal consistency reliabilities were good for both scales. Partial strict measurement invariance for gender was established, and no significant differences were found between boys and girls on latent factor means. The PIRY can be used in practice to assess and monitor both positive and negative peer interactions in residential youth care at the group level. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
AB - Interactions among peers in residential youth care are an important dynamic factor affecting behavioral adjustment and treatment success. Assessment and monitoring of the quality of peer interactions are potentially important for promoting a positive peer culture at the living group, contributing to a positive social climate. However, currently, there are no measures available to assess peer interactions in residential youth care. The present study describes the development, construct validity, and reliability of the Peer Interactions in Residential Youth Care questionnaire (PIRY) in a sample of 345 adolescents (age M = 15.45, SD = 1.59, 44.9% male) in the Netherlands. Confirmatory factor analysis of a two-factor model (peer support and acceptance, and relational aggression) showed a good fit to the data, and internal consistency reliabilities were good for both scales. Partial strict measurement invariance for gender was established, and no significant differences were found between boys and girls on latent factor means. The PIRY can be used in practice to assess and monitor both positive and negative peer interactions in residential youth care at the group level. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
KW - Peer interactions
KW - group climate
KW - group dynamics
KW - relational aggression
KW - residential youth care
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U2 - 10.1080/0886571X.2020.1787924
DO - 10.1080/0886571X.2020.1787924
M3 - Article
SN - 1541-0358
VL - 39
SP - 239
EP - 260
JO - Residential Treatment for Children & Youth
JF - Residential Treatment for Children & Youth
IS - 3
ER -