Abstract
Construction and Validation of an Inventory to measure the level of Adjustment of the fostered Child in the foster Family. The main aim of this study was to construct and examine the psyc hometric characteristics of an inventory that would measure the level of adjustment shown by fostered children in their foster families. The instrument was created by a team of therapists specializing in programmes to support and monitor the results of family foster care, and by two lecturers fr om the University of the Basque Country with extensive training in Methodology. A preliminary analysis of the inventory's reliability and validity was carried out using a sample of 90 fostered children in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country. Ages ranged from 7 to 18 year s old. These preliminary data seem to show that the internal consistency, temporal stability and validity of the inventory are high. The possible applications of the instrument in the evaluation of success or failure of family foster care as a measure of children's protection are discussed.
