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Direct linkTartaglia, Stefano – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
Although Sense of Community (SOC) is usually defined as a multidimensional construct, most SOC scales are unidimensional. To reduce the split between theory and empirical research, the present work identifies a multifactor structure for the Italian Sense of Community Scale (ISCS) that has already been validated as a unitary index of SOC. This…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Community, Relationship, Affective Measures
Crawley, Jacqueline N. – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2004
The importance of genetic factors in autism has prompted the development of mutant mouse models to advance our understanding of biological mechanisms underlying autistic behaviors. Mouse models of human neuropsychiatric diseases are designed to optimize (1) face validity, i.e., resemblance to the human symptoms; (2) construct validity, i.e.,…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Animals, Autism, Seizures
