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Testing the factor structure of the brief sense of community scale among black girls and the relationship with ethnic identity, empowerment and social support

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  • Opara, Ijeoma
  • Lardier, David T.
  • Garcia-Reid, Pauline
  • Reid, Robert J.

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Research on Psychological Sense of Community (SOC) among Black girls are limited due to lack of validated measures for this group. Using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), the first and second-order factor structure of the Brief Sense of Community Scale (BSCS) used to measure Psychological SOC was examined using a sample of Black girls from an urban community (N = 340). Using a regression-based approach, the second-order five-factor model of the BSCS was also examined with intrapersonal psychological empowerment (PE), social support, and ethnic identity as conceptually related variables. Findings support that: (1) psychological SOC can be conceptualized and measured through four dimensions among Black girls; and (2) intrapersonal PE, social support, and ethnic identity were significantly associated with SOC.

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  • Opara, Ijeoma & Lardier, David T. & Garcia-Reid, Pauline & Reid, Robert J., 2021. "Testing the factor structure of the brief sense of community scale among black girls and the relationship with ethnic identity, empowerment and social support," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 127(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:127:y:2021:i:c:s0190740921001717
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106095
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    1. Littman, Danielle Maude & Resing, Keely & Milligan, Tara & Williams, Omotola & Bender, Kimberly, 2024. "Sense of community among young adults before and after moving into Permanent Supportive Housing: A mixed-methods longitudinal analysis," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 157(C).
    2. Gregor Sočan & Darja Kobal Grum, 2023. "Psychometric Properties of the Slovenian Version of the Brief Sense of Community Scale," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(21), pages 1-10, October.

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