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. 2007;35(3):347-365.
doi: 10.1002/jcop.20152.

COMMUNITY READINESS AS A MULTIDIMENSIONAL CONSTRUCT

Sarah M Chilenski  1 , Mark T Greenberg, Mark E Feinberg
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COMMUNITY READINESS AS A MULTIDIMENSIONAL CONSTRUCT

Sarah M Chilenski et al. J Community Psychol. 2007.

Abstract

Both the organizational studies literature and the community psychology literature discuss the importance of readiness when implementing change. Although each area emphasizes different characteristics, several common themes are present within the literature. The current study integrates and applies organizational and community psychology literature in evaluating community readiness in the context of a school-community-university collaborative prevention model. Results demonstrate (a) that there is substantial agreement between members of community prevention teams on the level of readiness of a community; (b) that readiness is a cohesive, but multidimensional, construct related to hypothesized community and individual characteristics; and (c) that there is small to moderate agreement between members of prevention teams and their "agency directors." These results support the notion that clear "theories of change" need to be formulated before deciding how to assess community readiness, as assessments will vary due to several factors: the type of respondent, the level in which analyses are conducted, and the specific community domain (i.e., school, workplace collaboration, collaboration experience) investigated.

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Hypothesized second-order factor model with standardized factor loadings.
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