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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Global Health

Background:

  • Adolescent girls' agency interventions have increased, but measurement remains a challenge.
  • Existing methods limit the ability to track the impact of these crucial interventions.
  • This study addresses the need for a robust agency measurement tool for adolescent girls in Ethiopia.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To construct and validate a multidimensional measure of agency among adolescent girls.
  • To provide a reliable tool for assessing agency in research and policy.
  • To address the evidence gap in measuring adolescent girls' agency.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized cross-sectional data from 3033 in-school adolescent girls (10-17 years) and caregivers in Ethiopia.
  • Constructed an agency measure using 22 indicators across decision-making, voice, and mobility domains.
  • Employed exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to validate the agency scale.

Main Results:

  • Confirmatory factor analysis identified two key agency factors: decision-making and mobility.
  • The agency scale demonstrated known-groups validity, with higher scores for older and urban girls.
  • Convergent validity of the scale was not confirmed in this study.

Conclusions:

  • A validated multidimensional measure of adolescent girls' agency, focusing on decision-making and mobility, has been developed.
  • This new scale can significantly support future policy development and research in adolescent empowerment.
  • The study contributes a vital tool for understanding and enhancing adolescent girls' agency.