1. Adapting a Brief Measure of the RelationshipDimension in Yupik Alaska Native FamiliesJames AllenUniversity of Alaska FairbanksDavid HenryUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoCarlotta Ching Ting FokUniversity of Alaska FairbanksPeople Awakening TeamUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks

2. How can we create measures that are: culturallyresonant responsive tochangeassociated withintervention 3. Family Environment Scale(FES; Moos & Moos, 1981) Our goal: Adapt for Yupik adolescents to measurechange in Family Protective Factors in response tointervention 4. Tools We Usedto Develop a Measureof Family Relationship Collaborative measurementdevelopment IRT modeling at the item level SEQ modeling at the subscale level 5. Collaborativemeasurement University development Co-researchers Yupik Yupik Individual Cultural FocusAdministration ExpertsGroupsCognitiveInterviewingCommunity Co-researchersOutcome MeasurementMeasure DevelopmentPilot 2 Pilot 1 InStudy N = 50N = 50InterventionN = 450 FeasibilityExperts StudyIRT / CFAIRTIRTExperts 6. Item Revision English usage is a dialect embedded in Yupik linguisticsyntax, with different colloquialisms and usages Family members rarely become openly angry. In our family we are really mad at each other a lot. Family members hardly ever loose their temper. In our family we lose our tempers a lot. Family member try to one up or outdo each other. In our family there is a feeling of togetherness. 7. Response Format: Use 3s! !1.0!1.0! 1! 3! 1! 5! 2!0.8!0.8!P(theta)!P(theta)! !0.6!0.6! 3!0.4!0.4!2!0.2!0.2!0.0!4!0.0! -4!-2!0!2!4!-4!-2! 0! 2!4!theta! theta! Five-category calibration Three-category calibration Figure 3. Comparison of trace lines for the five- and three-category calibrations for Item 9. 8. SID (person) - MAP - OCQ (Item) |6 . + | |5# | | + |Item Difficulty | | |4+ .##### T| |. | |3 .## + ###### | | .##### | .######### S|2######## +T | ITEM19=In our family we raise our voice when we are mad. (R) .####### | ######## | ITEM3=In our family we spend a lot of time doing things together at home. |1######## +S ITEM18=In our family we begin discussions easily. ITEM8=In our family we sometimes tell each other about our personal problems. .######### M|########### | ITEM2=In our family we argue a lot. (R) ITEM4=In our family we can talk openly in our home. |########### | ITEM7=In our family there is a feeling of togetherness. ITEM9In our family we lose our tempers a lot. (R)0 .######## +M ITEM6=In our family we work hard at what we do in our home. | ITEM16=In our family we really get along well with each other. .######### |####### |.#### S| ITEM11=In our family we often put down each other. ITEM12=My family members really support each other. ITEM13=My family members sometimes are violent. (R) -1+S ITEM1=In our family we really help and support each other. ITEM5=In our family we are really mad at each other a lot. (R).#### | .### |##### | | -2 # +T ITEM14=I am proud to be a part of our family.. | .# T| |. | -3 # + |. | | | -4+. | | | | -5+ |EACH "#" IS 2. EACH "." IS 1. 9. Internal StructureE1 ! E3! E6 ! E7 ! E12! E14 ! E16! E4 !E8 ! !E18 E2 !E5!E9 ! E11 ! E13 !E19 !Item1! Item3 ! Item6! Item7 ! Item12 ! Item14! Item16 ! Item4 ! Item8 ! Item18! Item2 ! Item5 ! Item9 ! Item11! Item13! Item19 ! .64 ! ! .57 .55! !.73.66 ! ! ! .61 ! .64 ! ! .55 ! ! !.65 .76 .66 ! !ps1 ! .60.70.61 .56.62 !ps2 !ps3 ! Cohesion!Expressiveness! Conflict!1.07 !!.77.62 !Family Relationship !Chi-square=164.9, df=101CFI=.95GFI=.93RMSEA=.05** p < .01Figure 4. Final 16-item second-order three-factor confirmatory factor analysis model with three-category calibration.! 10. Quyana Elders Councils Tribal and Planning Councils Rural Alaska Public High Schools Yupik Regional Coordinating Council People Awakening Coordinating Council Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation National Institutes of Health National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and theNational Center for Minority Health Disparities (NCMHD) 1RO1 AA 11446-03, National Center for Research Resources (P20 RR016430, Gerald V.Mohatt, PI), NIAAA Grants 1R21 AA015541 (Gerald V. Mohatt, PI andJames Allen, Co-I) and 1 R21 AA016098-01 (James Allen, PI, GeraldMohatt and John Gonzalez, Co-I), and NCMHD 1R24 MD001626 (Gerald V.Mohatt, PI, James Allen and John Gonzalez, Co-I), and NCMHD 5R24MD001626 (James Allen, PI, Gerald V. Mohatt, Co-I) A special thank you to the youth and families who participated in Elluam Tungiinun