2021
The 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
“Bullets Have no Names”: A Qualitative Exploration of Community Trauma Among Black and Latinx Youth
Opara I, Lardier D, Metzger I, Herrera A, Franklin L, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. “Bullets Have no Names”: A Qualitative Exploration of Community Trauma Among Black and Latinx Youth. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2020, 29: 2117-2129. PMID: 34475729, PMCID: PMC8409467, DOI: 10.1007/s10826-020-01764-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchViolent crimeLatinx youthImportance of youthYouth of colorCommunity-based organizationsLack of opportunitiesGun violenceFocus group comprisingCommunity healingLived experienceCommunity traumaQualitative explorationQualitative studyTheoretical frameworkYouthCrimeCommon themesNegative healthFeelings of hopelessnessDaily occurrenceViolenceBlacksThemesDrug useCommunity