Change in sense of community: An empirical finding

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-8

  Loomis, Colleen ^c   Dockett, Kathleen H ^a   Brodsky, Anne E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347569356     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.10081     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Babbie, E.R. (1973). Survey research methods. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
2. Bess, K.D., Fisher, A.T., Sonn, C.C., & Bishop, B.J. (2002). Expanding the concept of psychological sense of community. In A.T. Fisher, C.C. Sonn, & B.J. Bishop (Eds.), Psychological sense of community: Research, applications and implications (pp. 3-22). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
3. Brodsky, A.E. (1996). Resilient single mothers in risky neighborhoods: Negative psychological sense of community. Journal of Community Psychology, 24, 347-363.
4. Brodsky, A.E., Loomis, C., & Marx, C. (2002). Expanding the concept of psychological sense of community. In A.T. Fisher, C.C. Sonn, & B.J. Bishop (Eds.), Psychological sense of community: Research, applications and implications (pp. 319-336). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
5. Chavis, D.M., Hogge, J.H., McMillan, D.W., & Wandersman, A. (1986). Sense of community through Brunswick's lens: A first look. American Journal of Community Psychology, 14, 24-40.
6. Chavis, D.M., & Wandersman, A. (1990). Sense of community in the urban environment: A catalyst for participation and community development. American Journal of Community Psychology, 18, 55-81.
7. Dockett, K.H., & Loomis, C. (1999). Modification of Sense of Community Index for a university setting. Unpublished manuscript, University of the District of Columbia.
8. Elliott, J., McCann, S., Law, M., Nurse, T., Ball, J., Brown, R., Goodwin, L., Harris, A., Jennings, R., Santos, I., & Washington, I. (1999). Student response to mayor's plan for relocation and mission change of the University of the District of Columbia: An attitude survey. Unpublished manuscript, University of the District of Columbia.
9. Levine, M.D. (1986). Working it out: A community re-creation approach to crime prevention. Journal of Community Psychology, 14, 378-390.
10. Loomis, C. (2003). Psychometric properties of the Sense of Community Index with a sample of color: Factor structure, reliability, polarity, and retrospective report. Manuscript in preparation.
11. Loomis, C. (2001). Psychological sense of community and participation in an urban university: Prediction, trends, and multiple communities. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore.
12. Long, D.A., & Perkins, D.D. (2003). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Sense of Community Index and development of a brief SCI. Journal of Community Psychology, 31, 279-296.
13. McMillan, D.W., & Chavis, D.M. (1986). Sense of community: A definition and theory. Journal of Community Psychology, 14, 6-23.
14. Perkins, D., Florin, P., Rich, R., Wandersman, A., & Chavis, D.M. (1990). Participation and the social and physical environment of residential blocks: Crime and community context. American Journal of Community Psychology, 18, 83-115.
15. Pretty, G.M.H., Andrewes, L., & Collett, C. (1994). Exploring adolescents' sense of community and its relationship to loneliness. Journal of Community Psychology, 22, 346-358.
16. Pretty, G.M.H., Conroy, C., Dugay, J., Fowler, K., & Williams, D. (1996). Sense of community and its relevance to adolescents of all ages. Journal of Community Psychology, 24, 365-379.
17. Puddifoot, J.E. (2003). Exploring "personal" and "shared" sense of community identity in Durham City, England. Journal of Community Psychology, 31, 87-106.
18. Sarason, S.B. (1974). The psychological sense of community: Prospects for the community psychology. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
19. Sarason, S.B. (1986). Commentary: The emergence of a conceptual center. Journal of Community Psychology, 14, 405-407.
20. Tajfel, H. (1981). Human groups and social categories. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press.