Development of a Tool to Measure Social Participation

Asian Resonance(P: ISSN No. 0976-8602 RNI No.UPENG/2012/426228 VOL.-IV, ISSUE-I, January-2015  E: ISSN No. 2349-9443

Abstract


 Priyanka Kumari

 Research Scholar, Deptt. of Psychology, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur .


Kumari Anita

 Research Scholar, Deptt. of Psychology, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur .


Dhananjay Kumar

 Associate Professor Deptt. of Psychology, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur .

The present work was designed to develop a social participation tool to measure social participation of students belonging different social categories. Initially, an open ended interview was conducted to know characteristic behaviors of social participation. On the basis of this interview dimensions of social participation were generated. Further, on the basis of these concepts the items of the tool developed in question form. The initial form of questionnaire was devised a five point scale to response. Item analysis was done on a separate set of sample. The final version of the test has 32 items. The psychometric properties of the test established by using different statistics. An alpha was computed for reliability coefficient, and split half reliability was also computed. The reliability coefficient of the test is very high. The factor structure was also checked and total eight factors emerged. 

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