Development and Factor Structure of a Brief Instrument to Assess the Impact of Community Programs on Positive Youth Development: The Rochester Evaluation of Asset Development for Youth (READY) Tool

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 252-260

  Klein, Jonathan D ^a   Sabaratnam, Premini ^a   Matos Auerbach, Melissa ^a   Smith, Shannon M ^a   Kodjo, Cheryl ^a   Lewis, Kathy ^b   Ryan, Sheryl ^a   Dandino, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b The United Way of Greater Rochester ^*  (United States)

^c Monroe County Youth Bureau   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcome measurement; Program evaluation; Youth development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FACE VALIDITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33746121515     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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