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Denault, Anne-Sophie; Poulin, François – Applied Developmental Science, 2019
To examine whether trajectories of participation in organized activities during the high school years and beyond (from ages 14 to 20) predicted outcomes at age 21 (externalizing problems, internalizing problems, civic engagement, number of years of education, and perception of physical health), 354 youths (60% girls) were surveyed annually over…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Young Adults, Participation
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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