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Publication Date: 2016-Mar
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Validating the Psychological Climate Scale in Voluntary Child Welfare
Zeitlin, Wendy; Claiborne, Nancy; Lawrence, Catherine K.; Auerbach, Charles
Research on Social Work Practice, v26 n2 p203-211 Mar 2016
Objective: Organizational climate has emerged as an important factor in understanding and addressing the complexities of providing services in child welfare. This research examines the psychometric properties of each of the dimensions of Parker and colleagues' Psychological Climate Survey in a sample of voluntary child welfare workers. Methods: Confirmatory factor analysis was utilized to analyze data on 640 child welfare workers providing services directly to children and families. Results: Strong models were developed for each dimension. Each validated model was more parsimonious than in the original instrument but supported the theoretical underpinnings of each. Discussion and Applications to Social Work: Psychological climate in voluntary child welfare agencies can be assessed along each of four dimensions identified by Parker and colleagues--job, role, organization, and supervision. Those wishing to examine psychological climate in voluntary child welfare settings should consider using the models identified in the current research.
Descriptors: Program Validation, Psychological Evaluation, Psychological Studies, Child Welfare, Voluntary Agencies, Organizational Climate, Psychometrics, Factor Analysis, Family Programs, Predictive Validity, Likert Scales, Demography, Test Validity, Employee Attitudes, Structural Equation Models
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