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
The Cognitive Empowerment Scale: Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis Among Youth of Color
Lardier D, Opara I, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. The Cognitive Empowerment Scale: Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis Among Youth of Color. Child And Adolescent Social Work Journal 2020, 37: 179-193. PMID: 34305301, PMCID: PMC8301240, DOI: 10.1007/s10560-019-00647-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConfirmatory factor analysisPsychological empowermentMultigroup confirmatory factor analysisAMOS structural equation modeling softwareEmpowerment ScaleIntrapersonal psychological empowermentFactor analysisUrban youthCognitive componentsPsychological senseAfrican American/BlackYouth of colorAmerican/BlackStructural equation modeling softwareFactor structureSocial worldYouthMultilevel frameworkYoung peopleSocial workSocial changeCritical readEmpowermentMultidimensionalityScale