Self-Efficacy of Adolescent Girls uses 8 items from the CARE Tipping Point Bangladesh baseline survey to create a measure of intrinsic agency. The scale captures aspects of girls’ perceived confidence in achieving life goals in education, healthcare, mobility, marriage, and income earning.
Confident about-
1. Achieving life goals despite challenges
2. Achieving desired education
3. Accessing healthcare if ill
4. Leaving home if needed without permission
5. Speaking about girls' problems in community
6. Refusing marriage if not desired
7. Working for money or in income generation if wanted
8. Working for money or in income generation if family objected
Response Options:
Not at all confident
Somewhat confident
Fairly confident
Strongly confident
GEOGRAPHIES TESTED:
POPULATIONS INCLUDED:
Female
AGE RANGE:
Adolescents
Summative score of the scale ranges from 0 – 24 where higher score indicates higher self-efficacy. Scores are categorized into low, medium and high self-efficacy tertiles.
PRIMARY CITATION:
Parvin, K., Nunna, T. T., Mamun, M. A., Talukder, A., Antu, J. F., Siddique, A. A., Kalra, S., Laterra, A., Sprinkel, A., Stefanik, L., & Naved, R. T. (2019). Tipping Point project: Report of the baseline study findings from Bangladesh. https://care.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Baseline-report_TP-_FINAL_March-30.pdf
Qualitative Research
Existing Literature/Theoretical Framework
Field Expert Input
Cognitive Interviews / Pilot Testing
Internal
Test-retest
Interrater
Content
Face
Criterion (gold-standard)
Construct
Total Score: 1.50/8 Points (LOW)
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