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This study validates the Positive Residential Care Integration (PRCI) scale for assessing youth integration in Portuguese residential care. The reliable PRCI scale helps improve child welfare services by evaluating youth-caregiver relationships.

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  • Social Work Research
  • Psychometrics

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  • Young people in residential care have specific relationship preferences with adults.
  • These preferences are often not assessed or integrated into case planning, impacting adjustment and stability.
  • Residential care is a primary child welfare intervention in Portugal.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To adapt and validate the Positive Home Integration scale into the Positive Residential Care Integration (PRCI) scale for Portuguese youth.
  • To assess the psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of the PRCI scale.
  • To provide an evidence-based tool for evaluating youth integration in residential care settings.

Main Methods:

  • Adaptation and validation of the Positive Residential Care Integration (PRCI) scale.
  • Administration of the PRCI scale and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire to 511 youth (aged 12-24) in 46 Portuguese residential institutions.
  • Confirmatory factor analysis and correlation analyses to examine validity and reliability.

Main Results:

  • The PRCI scale demonstrated good model fit with a unidimensional, six-item structure.
  • The scale showed satisfactory psychometric properties, confirming its reliability and validity.
  • Positive Residential Care Integration was associated with psychological adjustment and sociodemographic variables.

Conclusions:

  • The PRCI scale is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing youth integration in Portuguese residential care.
  • The findings support the use of the PRCI scale to guide child welfare professionals in improving services.
  • Effective integration assessment can enhance positive adjustment and placement stability for youth in care.