Using the CYRM-28 with South African young people : a factor structure analysis

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Van Rensburg, Angelique C.
Theron, Linda C.
Ungar, Michael

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Sage

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PURPOSE : The factor structure of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) was originally established using a Canadian sample. This factor structure was not confirmed in a study with New Zealand youth. Given such variability, the current study investigated the factor structure of the CYRM-28 in a sample of Sesotho-speaking South African youth who participated in Pathways to Resilience Study. METHOD : Using latent variable modeling, we tested six varied models in two randomly selected samples (n1 = 559; n2 = 578). RESULTS : Fit statistics indicated that a three-factor variation of the New Zealand model, namely, individual, family/relational, and composite context, fitted best. The contextual composite synthesizes the CYRM-28 clusters that measure social skills, educational, spiritual, community, and cultural resources. CONCLUSION : The contextual composite reflects traditional African ways of being. Accordingly, understanding the factor structure of the CYRM-28 precedes practitioner capacity to promote resilience in an evidence-informed way.

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Child and youth resilience measure (CYRM), South Africa (SA), Resilience, Latent variable modeling

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Van Rensburg AC, Theron LC, Ungar M. Using the CYRM-28 With South African Young People: A Factor Structure Analysis. Research on Social Work Practice. 2019;29(1):93-102. doi:10.1177/1049731517710326.