Evaluation of Play & Care Together (PACT) Implementation for Improved Resilience, Life Skills, and Psychosocial Skills Among Participating Children and Peer Supporters

Change in Resilience

时间窗: Baseline ( at the time of enrolment), midline (after 5 weeks) and Endline (within two weeks of intervention)

Tool: Child and Youth Resilience Measure 28: It is a 28 items scale. Point values are assigned to responses; Not at all=1; A little= 2; Somewhat= 3; Quite a bit= 4; A lot= 5. Sum of all items= Higher scores indicate higher levels of characteristics associated with resilience. Cutoff: Scores below 65 indicate low resilience; between 65 and 81 show moderate resilience; above 81 will be interpreted as high levels of resilience 3 subscales: Individual, relationships with primary care-givers, and contextual factors that facilitate a sense of belonging

Change in social and emotional life skills

时间窗: Baseline ( at the time of enrolment), midline (after 5 weeks) and Endline (within two weeks of intervention)

Multidimensional Scale of Life Skills in Late Childhood: This is a 19 items scale use to assess the different life skills among children. Point values are assigned to responses; Never=1; Rarely= 2; Sometimes= 3; Very often= 4; Always= 5. Lower score indicate no skills while higher score indicate good skills.

Change in Peer social behaviour

时间窗: Baseline ( at the time of enrolment), midline (after 5 weeks) and Endline (within two weeks of intervention)

Tool: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: Sub scales (Peer Problem Scale, Prosocial Scale) Score: 0-10 for each subscale Cutoff: Minimum score is positive change while maximum score is negative change.