Construction and validation of an instrument for intervening practices in adoption
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-863X2011000300004Keywords:
child, psychometrics, familyAbstract
The human resources involved in an adoption, particularly late adoptions, demand support originating from research designed to identify the real needs of all actors involved in the process. This study focused on the construction of an instrument to obtain systematized information to be used in adoption orientation programs directed to foster parents of late-adopted children. An instrument was developed and its items were submitted to theoretical analysis (semantic and content evaluation). Data analysis revealed the instruments adequacy and consistency in relation to psychometric requirements. The conclusion is that the developed instrument, a technical tool, can contribute to late adoptions since the information it collects reflects the voices of the actors involved in the process.Downloads
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