Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being
Instrument Overview
The Youth Connections Scale (YCS), developed by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare at the University of Minnesota in partnership with Anu Family Services, was created to help child welfare agencies and organizations work more effectively alongside youth to create and sustain a safety net for all youth in foster care. More specifically, the Youth Connections Scale is a tool used to measure relational permeance in youth. The scale is scored on a scale ranging from 0 to 100.
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Organization
Topic
Student Well-Being Category
American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.
Content
Grades
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Keywords
Schooling ; School Climate ; Relationships ; Safety ; Relational Permeance in Youth
Respondent
Observer,
Student
Administration Information
Length
43 items
Administration
Paper
Access and Use
Developer
University of Minnesota
Contact
cascw@umn.edu (612) 624-4231
Open Access
Yes
Setting
Place of residence
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Psychometric References
Semanchin Jones, A., & LaLiberte, T. (2013). Measuring youth connections: A component of relational permanence for foster youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 35(3), 509-517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.12.006
