%0 Journal Article
%T Using the CYRM
%A Angelique C. van Rensburg
%A Linda C. Theron
%A Michael Ungar
%J Research on Social Work Practice
%@ 1552-7581
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1049731517710326
%X The factor structure of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) was originally established using a Canadian sample. This factor structure was not confirmed in a study with New Zealand youth. Given such variability, the current study investigated the factor structure of the CYRM-28 in a sample of Sesotho-speaking South African youth who participated in Pathways to Resilience Study. Using latent variable modeling, we tested six varied models in two randomly selected samples (n1 = 559; n2 = 578). Fit statistics indicated that a three-factor variation of the New Zealand model, namely, individual, family/relational, and composite context, fitted best. The contextual composite synthesizes the CYRM-28 clusters that measure social skills, educational, spiritual, community, and cultural resources. The contextual composite reflects traditional African ways of being. Accordingly, understanding the factor structure of the CYRM-28 precedes practitioner capacity to promote resilience in an evidence-informed way
%K Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM)
%K South Africa
%K resilience
%K latent variable modeling
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1049731517710326