Cognitive social learning and participation in community development

Florin, Paul; Wandersman, Abraham

doi:10.1007/bf00922619

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“…Research suggests that there is a bidirectional relationship between a stronger sense of community and proactive involvement in that community (Florin & Wandersman, 1984;McMillan & Chavis, 1986). As men are afforded opportunities for social action consistent with their emerging identities as GBM, it may promote a higher sense of community; relatedly, a more positive sense of community may promote social action.…”

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Thriving and Adapting: Resilience, Sense of Community, and Syndemics among Young Black Gay and Bisexual Men

Reed

Miller

2016

American J of Comm Psychol

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We examined resilience associated with the avoidance of psychosocial health conditions (i.e., syndemics) that increase vulnerability for HIV among young Black gay and bisexual men. We used analytic induction to compare a sample of 23 men who showed no evidence of syndemic conditions to a sample of 23 men who experienced syndemic conditions. The men who avoided syndemics reported supportive relationships with people who helped them to develop a strong sense of identity, provided them with opportunities to give back to their communities, and promoted positive norms about health. In contrast, the men experiencing syndemic conditions described numerous instances of trauma and oppression that infringed upon their desire to form positive relationships. Among these men, experiences of oppression were associated with shame, identity incongruence, social isolation, relational disconnection, mistrust of men, and expectations of further marginalization. We examined participants' experiences through the framework of the psychosocial sense of community. Results of this study provide evidence for using strength-based intervention strategies to prevent syndemic conditions. Findings suggest that to attenuate socio-structural barriers to health and comorbid psychosocial health concerns, interventions must address young men's social isolation and promote positive identity and sense of community. Keywords SyndemicsHIV prevention Gay and bisexual men Black men Resilience Adolescents and young adults

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Thriving and Adapting: Resilience, Sense of Community, and Syndemics among Young Black Gay and Bisexual Men

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Miller

2016

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…Four scales representing cognitive, personality, and motivational domains of perceived control were selected because they are psychometrically sound and contributed the most variance in its respective domain for distinguishing groups defined by amount of participation (Zimmerman & Rappaport, 1988). The cognitive measures were internal political efficacy (Craig & Maggiotto, 1982) and perceived competence (Florin & Wandersman, 1984). The personality measure was internal locus of control (Levenson, 1974).…”

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Toward a theory of learned hopefulness: A structural model analysis of participation and empowerment

Zimmerman

1990

Journal of Research in Personality

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Two competing structural models were tested in an effort to develop a theory of learned hopefulness. Learned hopefulness suggests that empowering experiences-ones that provide opportunities to learn skills and develop a sense of control-can help individuals limit the debilitating effects of problems in living. Voluntary organizations are identified as natural settings that enable individuals to develop a sense of psychological empowerment. Empowerment was measured by cognitive, personality, and motivational measures of perceived control. Structural equation modeling was used to compare models for a sample of students and a sample of nonstudent community residents. The model which supports the theory of learned hopefulness included a direct effect of participation in voluntary organizations on psychological empowerment. An alternative model omitted the path between participation and empowerment. The learned hopefulness model reproduced the observed data with less error than the alternative model. The results provide support for a theory of learned hopefulness and suggest that future research to fully develop the theory is warranted. CC 19wAcademic Press, Inc.

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“…Earlier work by Zimmerman (1989Zimmerman ( , 1990 and others (e.g., Gerschick, Israel, & Checkoway, 1990;Rappaport, 1981Rappaport, , 1987Swift & Levin, 1987) provided the conceptual foundation for Zimmerman and Zahniser's (1991) study, which initially developed the SPCS by clarifying and linking literature and measures of SPC to PE. The SPCS was intended to be an integrated measure, drawing on items from 10 instruments designed to assess related aspects of SPC, such as political efficacy (Craig & Maggiotto, 1982), perceived competence (Florin & Wandersman, 1984), locus of control (Levenson, 1974), and sense of mastery (Pearlin, Menaghan, Lieberman, & Mullan, 1981). The 17 items included in the SPCS were selected on the basis of several validity criteria.…”

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Measuring the Intrapersonal Component of Psychological Empowerment: Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Sociopolitical Control Scale

Peterson

Lowe

Hughey

et al. 2006

American J of Comm Psychol

108

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The Sociopolitical Control Scale (SPCS) is a widely used measure of the intrapersonal component of psychological empowerment. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were conducted with data from two samples to test the hypothesized structure of the SPCS, the potential effects of method bias on the measure's psychometric properties, and whether a revised version of the scale (SPCS-R) yielded improved model fit. Sample 1 included 316 randomly selected community residents of the Midwestern United States. Sample 2 included 750 community residents of the Northeastern U.S. Results indicated that method bias from the use of negatively worded items had a significant effect on the factor structure of the SPCS. CFA of the SPCS-R, in which negatively worded items were rephrased so that all statements were positively worded, supported the measure's hypothesized two-factor structure (i.e., leadership competence and policy control). Subscales of the SPCS-R were found reliable and related in expected ways with measures of community involvement. Implications of the study for empowerment-based research and practice are described, and strategies to further develop the SPCS are discussed.

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Cognitive social learning and participation in community development

Cited by 114 publications

References 19 publications

Thriving and Adapting: Resilience, Sense of Community, and Syndemics among Young Black Gay and Bisexual Men

Thriving and Adapting: Resilience, Sense of Community, and Syndemics among Young Black Gay and Bisexual Men

Toward a theory of learned hopefulness: A structural model analysis of participation and empowerment

Measuring the Intrapersonal Component of Psychological Empowerment: Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Sociopolitical Control Scale

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