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Direct linkPeterson, N. Andrew; Speer, Paul W.; Hughey, Joseph; Armstead, Theresa L.; Schneider, John E.; Sheffer, Megan A. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2008
The Community Organization Sense of Community Scale (COSOC) is a frequently used or cited measure of the construct in community psychology and other disciplines, despite a lack of confirmation of its underlying 4-factor framework. Two studies were conducted to test the hypothesized structure of the COSOC, the potential effects of method bias on…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Factor Structure, Psychometrics, Community Organizations
Peterson, N. Andrew; Speer, Paul W.; McMillan, David W. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2008
First-order and second-order models of sense of community (SOC) were tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of data gathered from a random sample of community residents (n=293) located in the midwestern United States. An 8-item Brief Sense of Community Scale (BSCS) was developed to represent the SOC dimensions of needs fulfillment, group…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Psychological Patterns, Community, Factor Analysis
Peterson, N. Andrew; Speer, Paul W.; Hughey, Joseph – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
Instability in the factor structure of the Sense of Community Index (SCI) was tested as a methodological artifact. Confirmatory factor analyses, tested with two data sets, supported neither the proposed one-factor nor the four-factor (needs fulfillment, group membership, influence, and emotional connection) SCI. Results demonstrated that the SCI…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Citizen Participation, Quality of Life, Factor Structure
