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This study explored the impact of Potency-Focused Intervention among preschool children using a prospective research design. To achieve this aim, an instrument (the Child Adaptation Measure of Potency, or CAMP) was developed to examine the construct of potency among this population. The psychometric properties of this new CAMP scale was analyzed among 90 preschool children and the scale was proven to be both reliable and valid. Sixty-six children participated in the intervention study itself: thirty-two children participated in an intensive intervention program while the remaining children served as a control group. The results indicate that Potency-Focused intervention significantly enhanced potency among children in the intervention group, though it did not enhance the quality of self-concept. This finding suggests that while potency and self-concept are similar in some respects, they are separate constructs. The implications of Potency-Focused intervention among preschool children are discussed.
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Rachel Lev-Wiesel and Renana Laish are affiliated with the Department of Social Work, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Avi Besser is affiliated with the Department of Behavioral Sciences, Sapir Academic College, D.N. Hof Ashkelon 79165, Israel.
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Lev-Wiesel, R., Besser, A. & Laish, R. Measuring Potency Among Preschool Children: Instruments and Intervention. Child Adolesc Soc Work J 22, 343–360 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-005-0015-8
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