The Circle Of Courage: Childhood Socialization In The 21st Century

<p>The aim of this investigation was to examine the psychometric properties of the Circle of Courage Scale. Data was collected from 51 youth ages 13-17 enrolled in program at Starr Commonwealth a non-profit human services organization headquartered in Michigan. Data was collected over a period of 9 months and used as an aggregate data base. Principal components factor analysis with varimax rotation resulted in a four-factor solution as determined by eigenvalues greater than one, simple structure convergence, item loadings and conceptual clarity. The four components of the Circle of Courage were labeled as Adult/Peer Influence, Belonging, Mastery and Peer Culture. Psychometric properties indicate continuing research is warranted to achieve instrument for program and clinical use.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Jackson, William Charles

Contributors dc:contributor

• David Merolla

• Circle of Courage
• postive youth development
• socialization
• Sociology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/1093

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wayne.edu:oa_dissertations-2092