2019-08-12
Development and Preliminary Evaluation of the Reaction to Unacceptable Behavior Inventory
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A Questionnaire to Measure Progress in Implementation of Non-violent Resistance
Background Monitoring the implementation of new interventions, as in this study Nonviolent
Resistance (NVR) for the use in residential youth care settings, is mandatory in
order to evaluate, adjust and refine the implementation process where necessary.
Objective As there is no instrument for such monitoring of NVR available, the authors
developed a new questionnaire, named Reaction to Unacceptable Behavior Inventory, (in
short: RUBI).
Method This questionnaire was completed by staff of four different residential settings in
the Netherlands, at different stages of the NVR implementation process. The staff members
reported on the practice of their colleagues.
Results The results are promising, as they show good reliability, inter-item correlations
and other psychometric features for the included items. Furthermore, the results show that
the RUBI seems to discriminate between trained and untrained teams, defending its use in
future implementation processes and implementation research.
Conclusions The RUBI is the first attempt to create an instrument which can be used for
monitoring change during implementation of NVR, and for evaluating the degree of difference
or compatibility between NVR and existing practice before implementation. Longitudinal
research is needed to strengthen the documentation of validity and reliability of
the RUBI in different settings, countries, and cultures. This should also be extended to the
final and follow-up stages of implementation. In the future, redundant and insensitive items
should be removed and standards for interpreting scale scores should be developed.
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doi.org/10.1007/s10566-019-09517-5, hdl.handle.net/1765/118619 | |
Child & Youth Care Forum | |
Visser, K. M., van Gink, K., Thissen, F., Visser, T., Rimehaug, T., Jansen, L. C. M., & Popma, A. (2019). Development and Preliminary Evaluation of the Reaction to Unacceptable Behavior Inventory. Child & Youth Care Forum. doi:10.1007/s10566-019-09517-5 |