National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC) Measurement Guidance Toolkit Ready-to-Use Measures DOMAIN: Mentoring Relationship Quality MEASURE: Youth Strength of Relationship Scale (YSoR) For each of the sentences below, decide how true each statement is for you. Then, circle one number that fits best. If you think the statement is NEVER TRUE, circle if you think it is HARDLY EVER TRUE, “1”; circle if the statement is SOMETIMES TRUE, circle if you think it is MOST OF THE TIME TRUE, circle “2”; “3”; and if the statement is ALWAYS TRUE, circle “4”; “5.” (Circle One) Never Hardly Sometimes Most of the Always True Ever True True Time True True My Big has lots of good ideas 1 2 3 4 5 about how to solve a problem. My Big helps me take my mind off things by doing something 1 2 3 4 5 with me. When I’m with my Big, I feel 1 2 3 4 5 ignored. When I’m with my Big, I feel 1 2 3 4 5 mad. When I am with my Big, I feel 1 2 3 4 5 safe. When I’m with my Big, I feel 1 2 3 4 5 disappointed. My relationship with my Big is 1 2 3 4 5 very important to me. When I’m with my Big, I feel 1 2 3 4 5 bored. When something is bugging me, my Big listens while I talk about 1 2 3 4 5 it. I feel close to my Big. 1 2 3 4 5
National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC) Measurement Guidance Toolkit Ready-to-Use Measures DOMAIN: Mentoring Relationship Quality MEASURE: Youth Strength of Relationship Scale (YSoR) For each of the sentences below, decide how true each statement is for you. Then, circle one number that fits best. If you think the statement is NEVER TRUE, circle “1”; if you think it is HARDLY EVER TRUE, circle “2”; if the statement is SOMETIMES TRUE, circle “3”; if you think it is MOST OF THE TIME TRUE, circle “4”; and if the statement is ALWAYS TRUE, circle “5.” (Circle One) Never True Hardly Ever True Sometimes True Most of the Time True Always True My Big has lots of good ideas about how to solve a problem. 1 2 3 4 5 My Big helps me take my mind off things by doing something with me. 1 2 3 4 5 When I’m with my Big, I feel ignored. 1 2 3 4 5 When I’m with my Big, I feel mad. 1 2 3 4 5 When I am with my Big, I feel safe. 1 2 3 4 5 When I’m with my Big, I feel disappointed. 1 2 3 4 5 My relationship with my Big is very important to me. 1 2 3 4 5 When I’m with my Big, I feel bored. 1 2 3 4 5 When something is bugging me, my Big listens while I talk about it. 1 2 3 4 5 I feel close to my Big. 1 2 3 4 5
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