A Confirmatory Factory Analysis of a Brief Version of the Secondary Traumatic Stress Informed Organization Assessment (STSI_OA)


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A Confirmatory Factory Analysis of a Brief Version of the Secondary Traumatic Stress Informed Organization Assessment (STSI_OA)

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Description

This presentation describes the validation of the modified STSI_OA measure, which includes domains related to an organization’s promotion of resilience building activities (Resilience Building), how much an organization promotes psychological safety (Promoting Safety), and STS informed leadership practices (Leader Practices). The central research question asked: Does the modified version of the STSI_OA demonstrate adequate internal consistency reliability and construct validity?

Suggested Citation

Naemi-Jimenez, P., Clark, S. L., Brown, A., Byers, K., & Akin, B. A. (2022, January). A confirmatory factory analysis of a brief version of the secondary traumatic stress informed Organization Assessment (STSI_OA). 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Social Work Science for Racial, Social, and Political Justice, Washington, DC. (Refereed).


Related Kansas Strong Strategies

KanCoach, Resilience Alliance

Related Child Welfare Focus Areas

Child Welfare Workforce Development

Project Information

  • Principal Investigator: Dr. Becci Akin

  • Co-Investigator/Evaluation Lead: Dr. Kaela Byers

  • Project Manager: Christina Mott

  • Dates: October 2018-September 2023

  • Funder: Children’s Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, grant number 90-CO-1139

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