Appendix F: Outcome Measures

MEASURES FOR OLDER ADULTS/RESIDENTS

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LOYOLA GENERATIVITY SCALE

Instructions: For each of the following statements, indicate how often the statement applies to you by marking the appropriate number in the space in front of each statement.

Mark “0” if the statement never applies to you.

Mark “1” if the statement only occasionally or seldom applies to you.

Mark “2” if the statement applies to you fairly often.

Mark “3” if the statement applies to you very often or nearly always.

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Scoring:

Add up the 20 items. The higher the score, the great the sense of generativity.

ATTITUDES ABOUT YOUTH

Please rate how many of the youth in your community can be characterized by the following statements. Circle your response for each item.

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Scoring:

Add up the 7 items. Higher scores indicate more positive attitudes about youth.

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Wellness Survey (PHQ-2)

Choose the answer that best describes your experience over the past two weeks.

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Scoring:

Add up the corresponding score for each item. A PHQ-2 score ranges from 0-6. If the score is 3 or greater, you may want to follow up to connect the resident with appropriate assistance.

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MEASURES FOR BOTH OLDER ADULTS AND YOUTH

Empathy Questionnaire

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Scoring:

Add up the 7 items. Higher scores indicate greater levels of empathy.

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UCLA Loneliness Scale

Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability.Write the corresponding number (in parentheses) in the box.

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Scoring:

Add up all the responses. A score of 3-6 indicates the person is not at risk for loneliness. A score 7-9 indicates that theperson is at risk for loneliness.

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SELF-ESTEEM (BACHMAN REVISION OF ROSENBERG’S SELF-ESTEEM SCALE)

Directions: Circle how often each statement is true for you.

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Scoring:

Add up all of the items. Higher scores indicate higher self-esteem.

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CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY

How much do you agree with the following statements?

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Scoring:

Add up all responses. Higher scores indicate greater perceptions of civic responsibility.

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BRIEF RESILIENCE SCALE (BRS)

How much do you agree with the following statements?

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Scoring:

Add the responses for all six items. Scores will range from 6-30. Divide the sum by 6 (or however many questions were answered by the participant) to get the individual’s score. Higher scores indicate greater levels of resilience.