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Review
. 2022 Sep;50(7):3252-3279.
doi: 10.1002/jcop.22836. Epub 2022 Mar 25.

An improved test for neighborhood sense of community

Eric Douglas  1
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An improved test for neighborhood sense of community

Eric Douglas. J Community Psychol. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

This article outlines a methodology used to test sense of neighborhood community. It includes a review of recent studies that tested for sense of community, makes an argument for a new test, and provides results showing that this new test represents an improvement over previous ones.

Keywords: Cronbach's alpha; Sense of Community Index; Spearman; neighborhood; sense of community; test; validity.

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