Description

The Culture Routines measure consists of 17 items that assess participation in culturally grounded family routines among Native American individuals. Participants report how much they agree or disagree with statements about engaging in traditional activities such as healing ceremonies, language use, ancestral food preparation, Indigenous arts and crafts, and storytelling. Several items also assess cultural engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The measure is designed to capture the extent to which families are involved in cultural practices that may support identity, resilience, and intergenerational connection.

AI/AN Communities where the measure has been used

Southwest tribal communities

Demographics of AI/AN participants where the scale has been used

Adult caregivers with children

Notes on adaptations or modifications

N/A

Modality and administration

Self-report; interviewers conducted in‐person or phone interviews (computer‐assisted or paper‐and‐pencil survey).

Scoring

4 point Likert scale (strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree) with a ‘don’t know/refuse’ option

Psychometric evidence

Not available

Citation(s)

Internally developed by Project Safe Schools (https://cih.jhu.edu/programs/project-safeschools/) and Healing Pathways (https://cih.jhu.edu/programs/healing-pathways/#:~:text=The%20Healing%20Pathways%20Project%20is,United%20States%20and%20Ontario%2C%20Canada.) project teams