Measuring sense of community: A methodological interpretation of the factor structure debate

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 453-469

  Peterson, N Andrew ^a   Speer, Poul W ^b   Hughey, Joseph ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

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EID: 33745651601     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20109     Document Type: Article

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