Of the unique youth involved in matches that closed during this reporting period, how many experienced fewer occurrences of problem behaviors?
RequiredoutcomeFY2026Q18
Tier 2: Add one free instrument
Asks for a reported change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition.
Instruments for youth development
- Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Public domain 10 items, about 2-3 min
License: “freely available; permission not required for use.”
EN; Chinese. Measures global self-esteem, not mentoring quality or employment readiness.
Form - General Self-Efficacy Scale, Schwarzer/Jerusalem Free, with conditions 10 items, about 4 min
License: “permission to use and reproduce the General Self-Efficacy Scale for your study”
EN; extensive translations. The author's permission explicitly addresses research studies; do not represent it as unrestricted permission for a commercial product.
Form - Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Free, with conditions 25 core items, about 5-10 min
License: “Paper copies "without charge by individuals or non-profit organisations," subject to the owner's conditions. Electronic reproduction requires separate authorization; no unauthorized modification.”
EN; many translations. Select the authorized 25-item, one-sided form. Impact supplements and administrative additions can push the administered packet above 30 items. Embedding it in software is a separate, paid-permission case (see the trap list).
Form - Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) Free, with conditions 12 items, about 3-4 min
License: “The MSPSS is free to use.”
EN; Spanish, Chinese, French and many other translations. The author asks users to credit Zimet and colleagues. The author states there are no established population norms; avoid inventing clinical cutoffs.
Form - CRQ-A: four selected career-resource subscales Free, with conditions 12, four validated 3-item subscales items, about 3-5 min
License: “CC BY-NC 4.0: attribution and noncommercial use.”
EN verified. The complete CRQ-A has 36 items and fails the length rule; this entry concerns the named subscales only.
Form - PALS Academic Efficacy subscale Free, with conditions 5 items, about 1-2 min
License: “non-commercial use”
EN verified. NMRC states no cost. Use this established subscale (printed p. 20), not the entire manual's questionnaire collection. Confidence is not academic achievement.
Form - Engagement versus Disaffection: Behavioral Engagement subscale Free, with conditions 5 items, about 1-2 min
License: “non-commercial use; no advance permission required.”
EN verified. Complete questions and response options are in the article appendix; there is no separate standalone PDF verified.
Form - Revised Implicit Theories of Intelligence, Self scale Free, with conditions 8 items, about 2-3 min
License: “non-commercial use”
EN verified. NMRC states no charge. Direction is easily reversed accidentally. Mindset change does not itself establish improved grades. Form is Appendix 1 of an author manuscript.
Form - Hemingway School Connectedness subscale Free, with conditions 6 items, about 1-2 min
License: “non-commercial use; no charge. Author requests review of terms and an acceptance email before use.”
EN; Spanish, French, Chinese. Use the school subscale and age-appropriate version; the full connectedness instrument is longer.
Form
Problem behaviors refer to aggression, school misbehavior, substance use, truancy, school attendance, school discipline, delinquent behavior, and juvenile offending.
- Target
- No target rule stated