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Psychometric validation of the collective asset Utu: associations with coping strategies and resilience during adolescence.

Megan CherewickRonald E DahlDaphna RubinJenn A LeifermanProsper F Njau
Published in: Global health research and policy (2023)
A five-dimensional measurement scale for Utu was validated in a sample of orphan and non-orphan adolescents in Tanzania. Utu is a collective asset associated with higher levels of reported resilience in both orphan and non-orphan adolescent populations in Tanzania. Promoting Utu may be an effective universal public health prevention approach. Implications for adolescent programming are discussed.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • public health
  • social support
  • depressive symptoms
  • mental health
  • climate change
  • physical activity
  • childhood cancer