Creating an Instrument to Measure People’s Perception of Community Capacity in American Indian Communities
Health Education & BehaviorPublished 5 April 2011
John Oetzel, Nina Wallerstein, Audrey Solimon, B. R. Mellado Garcia, Mark Siemon, Sarah Adeky
Citations25
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.16
SNIP1.21
Generate an AI Snapshot to get a quick, structured summary of this paper.
Study Snapshot
ObjectiveStudy objective
MethodsResearch methodology
PopulationPopulation studied
Sample sizeSample sizes
OutcomesStudy outcomes here
ResultsStudy results comes here
LimitationsResearch study limitations comes here
A concise AI-generated summary of the paper will appear here once you click Generate AI Snapshot.
TL;DR
Confirmatory factor analysis primarily supported the factorial structure of the instruments, and the seven dimensions were found to correlate with previously validated measures of social capital, historical trauma, community influence, and physical health in expected directions.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to develop a measure of community capacity for American Indian communities. The study included development and testing phases to ensure face, content, construct, and predictive validity. There were 500 participants in two southwest tribes who completed a detailed community profile, which contained 21 common items in five dimensions (communication, sense of community, youth, elders, and language/culture). In addition, subscales of women and leadership were included in one tribe each. Confirmatory factor analysis primarily supported the factorial structure of the instruments, and the seven dimensions were found to correlate with previously validated measures of social capital, historical trauma, community influence, and physical health in expected directions.
Keywords
Social SciencesHealth Professions
Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary JournalCutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives
105,395 Citations1999Li‐tze Hu, Peter M. Bentler
Principles and practice of structural equation modeling
36,205 Citations2015Rex B. Kline
The book aims to provide the skills necessary to begin to use SEM in research and to interpret and critique the use of method by others.
Annals of Internal MedicineHealth Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice
13,310 Citations1992
Addressing behavioral risks and disparities, and the behaviors related to global health threats, such as flu pandemics, water shortages, increasingly harmful sun exposure, and the need to protect the health of the planet itself, will be critical to world health in the twenty-first century.
Journal of Community PsychologySense of community: A definition and theory
5,631 Citations1986David W. McMillan, David M. Chavis
International Journal of EpidemiologyHealth by association? Social capital, social theory, and the political economy of public health
2,366 Citations2004Simon Szreter
Methods For Community - Based Participatory Research For Health
2,153 Citations2013Barbara A. Israel, David Satcher
Community-Based Participatory Research and Ethnography: The Perfect Union (Chris McQuiston, Emilio A. Parrado, Julio Cesar Olmos-Muniz)
Community-based participatory research for health : from process to outcomes
2,096 Citations2008Meredith Minkler, Nina Wallerstein
This book discusses Community-Based Participatory Research with Cambodian Girls in Long Beach, California, and using Web-Based Tools to Build Capacity for CBPR: Two Case Studies of American Indian Leadership Development and the Framework of Oppression and Racism.
Theorizing about intercultural communication
1,675 Citations2005William B. Gudykunst
Theorizing about Intercultural Communication: An introduction to theories Focusing on Cross-Cultural Variability in Communication and An Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory of Effective Communication is presented.
Empowerment Theory
1,470 Citations2000Marc A. Zimmerman
Emerging Theories in Health Promotion Practice and Research
1,250 Citations2002Ralph J. DiClemente, Richard A. Crosby +1 more
This work focuses on the development of a theory and application framework for community-based prevention marketing and its application to Health Promotion practice and research.
Native American postcolonial psychology
1,017 Citations1995Eduardo Durán, Bonnie Duran
Health Education & BehaviorIdentifying and Defining the Dimensions of Community Capacity to Provide a Basis for Measurement
1,014 Citations1998Robert M. Goodman, Marjorie A. Speers +7 more
The dimensions that the symposium participants suggested as central to the construct, including participation and leadership, skills, resources, social and interorganizational networks, sense of community, understanding of community history, community power, community values, and critical reflection are described.
Health & PlaceSocial capital: a guide to its measurement
877 Citations1999Kimberly Lochner
The primary aims of this paper are to review the concept of social capital and related constructs and to provide a brief guide to their operationalization and measurement, focusing on four existing constructs: collective efficacy, psychological sense of community, neighborhood cohesion and community competence.
Handbook of Community Psychology
830 Citations2000Julian Rappaport, Edward Seidman
American Journal of Community PsychologyConceptualizing and Measuring Historical Trauma Among American Indian People
716 Citations2004Les B. Whitbeck, Gary W. Adams +2 more
Results indicate both scales have high internal reliability and indicate that the current generation of American Indian adults have frequent thoughts pertaining to historical losses and that they associate these losses with negative feelings.
Academy of Management ReviewMultilevel Theory Building: Benefits, Barriers, and New Developments
459 Citations1999Katherine J. Klein, Henry L. Tosi +1 more
CA A Cancer Journal for CliniciansCancer statistics by race and ethnicity
300 Citations1998Paul Park, K. J. Davis +3 more
Key findings on cancer incidence and mortality are presented for five racial and ethnic groups in the United States--African Americans, American Indians, Asians and Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, and whites.
Archives of General PsychiatryPrevalence of DSM-IV Disorders and Attendant Help-Seeking in 2 American Indian Reservation Populations
275 Citations2005Janette Beals
Alcohol disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder were more common in these American Indian populations than in other populations using comparable methods, and substantial comorbidity between depressive and/or anxiety and substance disorders suggests the need for greater coordination of treatment forComorbid disorders.
American Journal of Public HealthBuilding True Capacity: Indigenous Models for Indigenous Communities
242 Citations2006Michelle Chino, Lemyra DeBruyn
It is time for indigenous people not only to develop tribal programs but also to define and integrate the underlying theoretical and cultural frameworks for public health application.
PubMedSurveillance for health behaviors of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1997-2000.
216 Citations2003Clark H. Denny, Deborah Holtzman +1 more
Findings from the 1997-2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for health-status indicators, health-risk behaviors, and HIV testing and perceived risk for HIV infection among AI/ANs, compared with other racial/ethnic groups in five regions of the United States are summarized.
CancerSurveillance for health behaviors of American Indians and Alaska Natives-Findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 2000-2006
135 Citations2008C. Brooke Steele, Cheryll J. Cardinez +3 more
American Journal of Public HealthRacial Disparities in Alcohol Use: Comparison of 2 American Indian Reservation Populations With National Data
102 Citations2003Janette Beals, Paul Spicer +5 more
Rate of the quantity and frequency of alcohol use in 2 tribally defined reservation samples in such a comparative epidemiological context as to permit direct comparisons to other US epidemiological studies are placed.
Health Education & BehaviorDisentangling Measures of Individual Perceptions of Community Social Dynamics: Results of a Community Survey
89 Citations2001Edith A. Parker, Richard Lichtenstein +5 more
Results of a principal components analysis conducted to investigate the interrelationships between these individual measures suggest that these measures measure separate phenomena.
Health Education & BehaviorEmpowerment and Sense of Community: Clarifying Their Relationship in Community Organizations
82 Citations2006Joseph Hughey, N. Andrew Peterson +2 more
Findings imply that organizational sense of community should be considered as an empowering organizational characteristic in community-based health education.
Intercultural communication : a layered approach
81 Citations2009John Oetzel
Canadian Journal of Public HealthSocial Capital and Youth Suicide Risk Factors in First Nations Communities
76 Citations2005Javier Mignone, John O’Neil
A model of plausible mechanisms linking social capital to suicide risk factors among First Nations youth is presented, informed by a study that explored the concept of social capital in First Nations communities, and by aStudy on mental health services in First Nation communities in Manitoba.
Health Education & BehaviorDevelopment of Scales Measuring the Capacity of Community-Based Initiatives
62 Citations2006Michele Lempa, Robert M. Goodman +2 more
Data obtained from a qualitative study of eight community-based initiatives served as the basis for the development of a survey instrument that can be administered to both leaders and nonleaders but analyzed separately.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health ResearchThe Changing Patterns of Drug Use among American Indian Students Over the Past 30 Years
48 Citations2008Beauvais
The data presented here indicate that, with the exception of two points in time, the rates have not increased substantially for AI youth who remain in school, and that effective interventions in non-AI groups may also be effective among AI adolescents.
Alcoholism Treatment QuarterlyA Community Approach for Native American Drug and Alcohol Prevention Programs
16 Citations1995Emily Edwards, John R. Seaman +2 more
A "logic model" framework which has potential for planning, implementation, and evaluation of American Indian youth drug and alcohol prevention programs is described.
Journal of Family ViolenceCommunity Capacity Building as a Strategy of Family Violence Prevention in a Problem-Stricken Community: a Theoretical Formulation
15 Citations2009Yuk‐Chung Chan, Gladys L. T. Lam +1 more
Health Promotion PracticeExploring Local Perceptions of and Responses to Urban Youth Violence
11 Citations2008Michael Yonas, Patricia O’Campo +2 more
PNIs are an often-overlooked resource in gaining local insight for addressing health issues, such as youth violence, and examples of increased levels of social action in the designated low risk for youth violence neighborhoods are revealed.