2021
Testing the factor structure of the brief sense of community scale among black girls and the relationship with ethnic identity, empowerment and social support
Opara I, Lardier D, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. Testing the factor structure of the brief sense of community scale among black girls and the relationship with ethnic identity, empowerment and social support. Children And Youth Services Review 2021, 127: 106095. PMID: 34305217, PMCID: PMC8294162, DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntrapersonal psychological empowermentPsychological empowermentConfirmatory factor analysisPsychological SOCSocial supportBrief SenseEthnic identityFactor structureSecond-order factor structureBlack girlsFive-factor modelPsychological senseFactor analysisRelated variablesGirlsSupportEmpowermentSenseIdentityBSCSRegression-based approachCommunity scaleScaleMeasuresFindingsThe brief sense of community scale: Testing dimensionality and measurement invariance by gender among Hispanic/Latinx youth
Lardier D, Opara I, Cantu I, Garcia‐Reid P, Reid R. The brief sense of community scale: Testing dimensionality and measurement invariance by gender among Hispanic/Latinx youth. Journal Of Community Psychology 2021, 50: 409-425. PMID: 33938003, PMCID: PMC8563485, DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrapersonal psychological empowermentHispanic/Latinx youthPsychological sensePsychological empowermentBrief SenseLatinx youthSecond-order factor structureMultigroup confirmatory factor analysisSecond-order factor modelEthnic identityFeelings of belongingnessFour-factor modelConfirmatory factor analysisLatinx adolescentsMeasurement invarianceFactor structureEmotional connectionFactor analysisFactor modelYouthSenseBelongingnessEmpowermentAdolescentsTheoretical discussion
2020
The Mediating Role of Ethnic Identity and Social Justice Orientation Between Community Civic Participation, Psychological Sense of Community, and Dimensions of Psychological Empowerment Among Adolescents of Color
Lardier D, Opara I, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. The Mediating Role of Ethnic Identity and Social Justice Orientation Between Community Civic Participation, Psychological Sense of Community, and Dimensions of Psychological Empowerment Among Adolescents of Color. The Urban Review 2020, 53: 403-423. PMID: 34483379, PMCID: PMC8412146, DOI: 10.1007/s11256-020-00573-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity civic participationPsychological empowermentSocial justice orientationPsychological senseJustice orientationEthnic identityPositive developmental outcomesAdolescents of colorRange of predictorsYouth of colorMediating RolePath analysis techniqueDevelopmental outcomesStructural equationSocial justice issuesSocial actionUrban youthCommunity programmingYouthCivic involvementEmpowermentJustice issuesDevelopmental processesCivic participationSense