2015 · Study · English
Validation of the Communities That Care Measure Adapted for Use in Malaysia
Razali, M. M., & Kliewer, W.
Razali, M. M., & Kliewer, W. (2015). Validation of the Communities That Care Measure Adapted for Use in Malaysia. International Perspectives in Psychology, 4(4), 267–280. doi.org/10.1037/ipp0000039
Summary
Validation study of a Malaysian adaptation of the Communities That Care youth assessment. A total of 338 adolescents (58.3% male) completed the adapted instrument; 87% were secondary-school pupils and the remainder were residents of a juvenile centre for young people with substance-abuse or delinquency problems. The risk and protective factor scales showed adequate to good internal consistency. Construct validity was supported because risk and protective factors differed between adolescents in the riskier and the less risky setting, and discriminant validity because risk and protective factors were inversely related. In logistic regressions predicting membership of the riskier group, peer drug use and community disorganisation were unique predictors among the risk factors and religious practices among the protective factors. The sample is small and the comparison groups are institutionally defined, but the study adds Malaysia to the list of settings where the CTC measurement framework holds, which supports its use by school counsellors and local planners there.