Development and Validation of a Scale for the Measurement of Adolescents' Developmental Assets in the Neighborhood

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 563-576

  Oliva, Alfredo ^a   Antolín, Lucía ^a   López, Ana María ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; Developmental assets; Neighborhood; Scale validation

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ANDALUCIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84859214577     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9822-9     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Batista-Foguet, J. M., Fortiana, J., Currie, C., & Villalbí, J. R. (2004). Socioeconomic indexes in surveys for comparisons between countries. An applied comparison using the Family Affluence Scale. Social Indicators Research, 67, 315-332.
2. Benson, P. L., Scales, P. C., Hamilton, S. F., & Sesman, A. (2006). Positive youth development: Theory, research and applications. In Lerner R. M. (Ed.), Theoretical models of human development. Volume 1 of handbook of child psychology (6th ed., pp 894-941). Editors-in-chief: W. Damon and R. M. Lerner. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley.
3. Brofenbrenner, U. (1979). The ecology of human developmen. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
4. Buckner, J. C. (1988). The development of an instrument to measure neighborhood cohesion. American Journal of Community Psychology, 16, 771-791.
5. Cancino, J. M. (2005). The utility of social capital and collective efficacy: Social control policy in nonmetropolitan settings. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 16, 287-318.
6. Chung, H. L., & Steinberg, L. (2006). Relations between neighborhood factors, parenting behaviors, peer deviance, and delinquency among serious juvenile offenders. Developmental Psychology, 42, 319-331.
7. Coulton, C. J., & Korbin, J. E. (2007). Indicators of children's wellbeing through a neighborhood lens. Social Indicators Research, 84, 349-361.
8. Coulton, C. J., Korbin, J. E., & Su, M. (1996). Measuring neighborhood context for young children in an urban area. American Journal of Community Psychology, 24(1), 5-32.
9. Duncan, S. C., Duncan, T. E., & Strycker, L. A. (2002). A multilevel analysis of neighborhood context and youth alcohol and drug problems. Prevention Science, 3, 125-134. PMID: 12088137.
10. Eccles, J. S., & Gootman, J. A. (Eds.). (2002). Community programs to promote youth development. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
11. Elder, G. H. (1973). Linking social structure and personality. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
12. Gardner, M., Roth, J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Adolescents' participation in organized activities and developmental success two and eight years after high school: Do sponsorship, duration, and intensity matter? Developmental Psychology, 44, 814-830.
13. Graber, J. A., & Sontag, L. M. (2009). Internalizing problems during adolescence. In R. M. Lerner & L. Steinberg (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent psychology (2nd ed., pp. 642-682). New York: Wiley.
14. Halpern, D. (2005). Social capital. Cambridge: Polity.
15. Jessor, R., & Jessor, S. (1977). Problem behaviour and psychological development: A longitudinal study of youth. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
16. Kohen, D. E., Leventhal, T., Dahinten, V. S., & McIntosh, C. N. (2008). Neighborhood disadvantage: Pathways of effects for young children. Child Development, 79, 156-169.
17. Kretzmann, J., & McKnight, J. P. (1996). Assets-based community development. Nacional Civic Review, 85, 23-29.
18. Lambert, S. F., Brown, T., Phillips, C. M., & Ialongo, N. S. (2004). The relationship between perceptions of neighborhood characteristics and substance use among urban African American adolescents. American Journal of Community Psychology, 34, 205-218.
19. Larson, R. W., Richards, M. H., Moneta, G., Holmbeck, G., & Duckett, E. (1996). Changes in adolescents' daily interactions with their families from ages 10 to 18: Disengagement and transformation. Developmental Psychology, 32, 744-754.
20. Leventhal, T., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2000). The neighborhoods they live in: Effects of neighborhood residence upon child and adolescent outcomes. Psychological Bulletin, 126, 309-337.
21. Leventhal, T., Dupéré, V., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2009). Neighborhood influences on adolescent development. In R. M. Lernery & L. Steinberg (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent psychology (pp. 411-443). New York: Wiley.
22. Mahoney, J., & Stattin, H. (2000). Leisure time activities and adolescent antisocial behavior: The role of structure and social context. Journal of Adolescence, 23, 113-127.
23. Martínez, M. L., Black, M., & Starr, R. H. (2002). Factorial structure of the perceived neighborhood scale (PNS): A test of longitudinal invariance. Journal of Community Psychology, 30(1), 23-43.
24. McDonell, J. R. (2007). Neighborhood characteristics, parenting, and children safety. Social Indicators Research, 83, 177-199.
25. Peterson, N. A., Speer, P. W., & McMillan, D. W. (2007). Validation of a brief sense of community scale: Confirmation of the principal theory of sense of community. Journal of Community Psychology, 36, 61-73.
26. Putnam, R. D. (1993). The prosperous community: Social capital and public life. The American Prospect, 13, 35-42.
27. Sampson, R. J., & Groves, W. B. (1989). Community structure and crime: Testing social disorganization theory. American Journal of Sociology, 94, 774-802.
28. Scales, P. C., Benson, P. L., Leffert, N., & Blith, D. A. (2000). The contribution of developmental assets to the prediction of thriving among adolescents. Applied Developmental Science, 4, 27-46.
29. Schneirla, T. C. (1951). The levels concept in the study of social organization. In J. H. Rohrer & M. Sherif (Eds.), Social psychology at the crossroads. New York: Harper.
30. Tabachnick, B. G., & Fidell, L. S. (2007). Using multivariate statistic (5th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
31. Tremblay, R. E. (2000). The development of aggressive behavior during childhood: What have we learned in the past century? International Journal of Behavioral Development, 24, 129-141.
32. Worthington, R. W., & Whittaker, T. A. (2006). Using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis in scale development research: A content analysis and recommendations for best practices. The Counseling Psychologist, 34, 806-838.