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Measuring intention to refer: Older adults and social service agencies
Dwight L Norwood1, Brenda Kurz1
1a School of Social Work , University of Connecticut , Hartford , USA.
Abstract:
The public is encouraged to engage in socially responsible behaviors such as helping people get needed services, possibly by referring them. However, referral behavior is little researched. Informed by the theory of planned behavior, intent to refer older adults in need to the Connecticut's Gatekeeper Program (GP) which identifies elders at risk and connects them with community resources was studied and the Social Service Agency Referral Scale (SSARS) was developed. Senior center attendees, seniors who received GP training, and referrers to the state's GP were involved. SSARS and its subscales were internally consistent (Cronbach's α = .90, with α ≥ .733 for each subscale). SSARS was strongly correlated with a validated social responsibility scale (r = .48). Knowledge gained from the training enhanced the associated intention subscale. With little modification, SSARS could be used to elucidate similar efforts. Additionally, the process used to create SSARS could be replicated to develop related instruments.
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