Psychometric properties of the Assessment Tool for Perceived Agency (ATPA-22) - utility for the rehabilitation of young adults not in education, employment or training (NEETs).

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Psychometric properties of the Assessment Tool for Perceived Agency (ATPA-22) - utility for the rehabilitation of young adults not in education, employment or training (NEETs).

Moilanen Johanna Jaana Paltamaa Kaisa Malinen Tiina Lautamo

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perceived agency young adults Occupational therapy Gerontology Employment Male 030506 rehabilitation medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Psychometrics sosiaalinen kuntoutus itsetuntemus medicine.medical_treatment Rasch measurement 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult Raschin malli 0302 clinical medicine Multidisciplinary approach Surveys and Questionnaires Agency (sociology)medicine participation Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult osallistuminen nuoret aikuiset Rasch model Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Reproducibility of Results toimijuus Disabled Children Healthy Volunteers Unemployment agency Educational Status Female 0305 other medical science Psychology

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Background: Promoting and supporting agency have been at the heart of the debate multidisciplinary. To promote self-awareness of young people’s agency and identify persons in need of support the Assessment Tool for Perceived Agency (ATPA-22) was developed. Aim: This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the ATPA-22. Participants were young adults not in education, employment or training (NEETs) and students in higher education (HEI). Materials and methods: The main data analysis was implemented by Many Faceted Rasch (MFR) analysis. Results: The ATPA-22 items defined a unidimensional construct with reasonable internal consistency and separation ability. The ATPA-22 was capable of detecting differences between HEI students and young adult NEETs. Nine differential functioning items emerged between the groups. Conclusions: ATPA-22 shows promise as a tool to assess young adults’ perceived agency. Anyhow, as the individual life situation affects strongly to perceived agency, research on the stability of the ATPA-22 among different populations is needed. Significance: The purpose of the ATPA-22 is to measure perceived agency of individuals, and to identify aspects of agency in need for support. ATPA-22 can be used as a tool for promoting self-awareness of occupational challenges. peerReviewed

year	journal	country	edition	language
2020-06-26	Scandinavian journal of occupational therapy

10.1080/11038128.2020.1782983 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32589859