Positive Home Integration Scale (PHIS) (Foster Homes)

Scale name: Positive Home Integration Scale (PHIS)

Scale overview

The PHIS is a 9-item Likert-type rating scale.

“This article introduces a youth-reported measure (Essential Youth Experiences [EYE]) developed to assess the experiences of foster youth in their home environment and their critical relationships across a number of service systems.” (From the Abstract)

Author(s) Kothari, Brianne H., McBeath, Bowen, Bank, Lew, Sorenson, Paul, Waid, Jeff, & Webb, Sara Jade. (2018

Items = 9

Response Type

Ratings from 1 to 10 with two anchors (they vary with the item) and a midrange label (somewhat).

Subscales

None identified in the PsycTESTS source.

Sample item

To what extent do you feel that you are treated with kindness in your (foster) home?

Reliability & Validity

See the article reference for psychometric properties.

Availability

The full set of 9 items with the 10-point descriptive labels can be found in the PsycTESTS reference below.

Permissions -- if identified

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SCOPES domain = Social/relationships

Reference(s)

Kothari, B. H., McBeath, B., Bank, L., Sorenson, P., Waid, J., & Webb, S. J. (2018). Positive Home Integration Scale [Database record]. Retrieved from PsycTESTS. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/t76186-000

Kothari, Brianne H., McBeath, Bowen, Bank, Lew, Sorenson, Paul, Waid, Jeff, & Webb, Sara Jade. (2018). Validation of a measure of foster home integration for foster youth. Research on Social Work Practice, 28(6), 751-761. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049731516675033

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