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Sundblad, Daniel R.; Sapp, Stephen G. – Rural Sociology, 2011
We examined the community field perspective as a complement to the linear-development and systemic models of community attachment, wherein community attachment is defined as a social bond to the community of place. We empirically evaluated indicators of the actor's interaction within the social field, such as the perceived quality of neighboring…
Descriptors: Community Development, Persistence, Social Indicators, Friendship
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Warren, Jared S.; Jackson, Yo; Sifers, Sarah K. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2009
Social support provisions were examined in relation to negative life events, adaptive skills, hope, and grade point average in a sample of 103 inner-city youth (ages 11-14). Analyses focused on seven support provisions: social integration, attachment, guidance and information, reliable alliance, reassurance of worth, nurturance, and instrumental…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Grade Point Average, Social Integration, Early Adolescents