Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2016
Journal / Book Title
Children and Youth Services Review
Abstract
Objective: This research examines the psychometric properties of the Perceptions of Child Welfare Scale (PCWS) by seeking to understand the differences between workers' perceptions of how society views them based upon job title by revalidating the PCWS with a sample of administrators and clinicians. Methods: Confirmatory factor analysis was utilized to analyze data on 165 administrators and 153 clinical child welfare workers. Results: The final model consisted of three latent variables with ten indicators related to stigma, value, and respect ([X2]=167.6, [p]=0.00; [RMSEA]=0.07; 90% [CI]: 0.06-0.09; [CFI]=0.95; [TLI]=0.95). Discussion: The factors found in the previous study were confirmed using an entirely different sample of child welfare workers. The factors value, stigma, and respect were confirmed across the sample based upon whether the workers were administrators or clinicians. This provides reassurance that measuring how workers perceive they are viewed by those outside the child welfare system does not vary based upon job title.
DOI
10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.01.020
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Auerbach, Charles; Zeitlin, Wendy; Augsberger, Astraea; Lawrence, Catherine K.; and Claiborne, Nancy, "Societal Factors Impacting Child Welfare: Re-validating the Perceptions of Child Welfare Scale" (2016). Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 119.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/social-work-and-child-advocacy-facpubs/119
Published Citation
Auerbach, C., Zeitlin, W., Augsberger, A., Lawrence, C. K., & Claiborne, N. (2016). Societal factors impacting child welfare: Re-validating the Perceptions of Child Welfare Scale. Children and Youth Services Review, 62, 65-71.