Measuring Sense of Community Responsibility in Community-Based Prevention Coalitions: An Item Response Theory Analysis

American Journal of Community Psychology
Peter C TreitlerKristen Gilmore Powell

Abstract

Research on sense of community (SOC) has traditionally been approached from a resource perspective. Recently, however, research on the experience of SOC has evolved to include a related but distinct construct of sense of community responsibility (SOC-R), or feelings of accountability for the well-being of a community. This study applied item response theory to examine the psychometric properties of a SOC-R scale used in an evaluation of community-based substance abuse prevention coalitions. Data were collected in 2017 from coalition members (analytic sample = 309) in the northeastern United States. Findings indicate that the scale was reliable, unidimensional, and functioned well, particularly at low and moderate levels of the construct. The addition of two items intended to capture higher levels of the construct improved the scale's functioning at higher levels of SOC-R. The adapted SOC-R scale was also shown to have moderately strong relationships with conceptually relevant variables, including SOC, coalition participation, number of roles performed in the coalition, and engagement in community action activities. These findings provide empirical evidence to support the reliability and validity of the SOC-R scale, and have cri...Continue Reading

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Jan 16, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Chao YangHong Chen
May 19, 2020·Journal of Community Psychology·Gabriele PratiSilvia Gattino
Feb 19, 2021·American Journal of Community Psychology·Blake BoursawNina Wallerstein
Jul 9, 2021·American Journal of Community Psychology·Kristen Gilmore PowellRobert J Reid
Jan 16, 2022·Journal of Community Psychology·Brian D ChristensRocio Aguayo

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