Developing and Validating the Refugee Integration Scale in Nairobi, Kenya
Developing and Validating the Refugee Integration Scale in Nairobi, Kenya
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DOI：
10.1093/jrs/few018
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发表时间：
2017-03-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Patel, Ronak B.
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作者：
Beversluis, David;Schoeller-Diaz, David;Patel, Ronak B.
旷日持久的难民局势和城市流离失所的人道主义趋势正在推动城市难民事实上融入东道国。通过地方方案和政策促进这一进程，是解决城市难民问题的一个重要的长期办法，再也不能忽视。需要有衡量难民融入情况的工具，以便进行研究和指导方案和政策。本研究介绍了一个25项难民融合量表（RIS）的开发和验证使用标准的规模开发方法之间的索马里和巴尼亚穆伦格难民在肯尼亚内罗毕。我们报告的混合方法，以加强规模的有效性和可靠性。这些活动包括文献审查和在内罗毕难民中进行定性重点小组活动，以建立城市难民融合的理论框架。然后，通过对内罗毕的331名难民进行半随机调查，对该量表进行了试点和完善。可靠性被确定为Cronbach α 0.861，表明内部一致性高。区域一体化信息系统是朝着更好地理解和衡量城市难民融入社会迈出的一步，将有助于指导针对这一弱势群体的政策和方案。
The humanitarian trend of protracted refugee situations and urban displacement are driving de facto integration of urban refugees in host countries. Facilitating this process through local programmes and policies is an important long-term solution for urban refugees that can no longer be ignored. Tools to measure refugee integration are required to conduct research and to guide programmes and policy. This study describes the development and validation of a 25-item Refugee Integration Scale (RIS) using standard scale development methodology among Somali and Banyamulenge refugees in Nairobi, Kenya. We report mixed-methodology methods to strengthen the scale's validity and reliability. These include a literature review and a qualitative focus group component among refugees in Nairobi to establish a theoretical construct for urban refugee integration. The scale was then piloted and refined through a quasi-randomized survey of 331 refugees in Nairobi. Reliability was established as Cronbach's alpha 0.861 indicating high internal consistency. The RIS is a continuing step towards better understanding and measuring urban refugee integration, and will help to guide policies and programmes for this vulnerable population.