Empowerment in Coalitions Targeting Underage Drinking: Differential Effects of Organizational Characteristics for Volunteers and Staff

Powell, Kristen Gilmore; Gold, Sarah; Peterson, N. Andrew; Borys, Suzanne; Hallcom, Donald

doi:10.1080/1533256x.2017.1304947

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“…In their study on partnership working between community and statutory organizations within two Healthy Cities initiatives, Stern and Green () acknowledge that empowerment was a by‐product resulting from the interaction of the partners with the authorities. The findings of the present study are consistent with those of Powell, Gold, Peterson, Borys, and Hallcom () and suggest that the role of empowerment in a partnership deserves more attention.…”

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Quality of collaboration within health promotion partnerships: Impact on sense of community, empowerment, and perceived projects' outcomes

Cicognani

Albanesi

Valletta

et al. 2019

Journal Community Psychology

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Community coalitions or intersectoral partnerships have long been advocated for the promotion of population health. In the present study, we assessed the quality of the functioning of health promotion partnerships created within a large community health promotion program implemented by the Emilia‐Romagna region located in the north‐east of Italy (2014–2016). In particular, we aimed to test the effectiveness of partnership working in strengthening participants' empowerment, sense of community and ultimately, the outcomes of a well‐functioning partnership, conceptualized as including perceived effectiveness of health promotion interventions developed by the partnership, trust in their implementation and personal commitment in health promotion in the future. Participants were 238 stakeholders (e.g., health professionals, representatives of local administrations, teachers, representative of community and volunteer organizations, and citizens) formally included in six partnerships lead by six major local health services. Using Bayesian structural equation modeling, we found that a higher perceived quality of collaboration within the partnership enhances the outcomes of a well‐functioning partnership, by strengthening their sense of a health‐promoting community and empowerment. Sense of community responsibility did not predict future commitment in health promotion. The study findings suggest that community members' ownership and feeling of responsibility, as well as empowerment constitute positive partnership processes.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Quality of collaboration within health promotion partnerships: Impact on sense of community, empowerment, and perceived projects' outcomes

Cicognani

Albanesi

Valletta

et al. 2019

Journal Community Psychology

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“…Given this research was conducted within the context of coalitions, which usually attract individuals and organizations that are interested in working toward community improvement, it is useful to consider how SOC‐R and SOC fit with coalition theory more generally. These concepts of SOC‐R and SOC are often viewed as critical components of the processes that lead to coalition effectiveness (Powell, Gold, Peterson, Borys, & Hallcom, ). Although other related constructs (such as cohesion, synergy, and organizational commitment) have been introduced in the literature, researchers studying these processes in the context of coalition functioning tend to focus more on assessing members’ sense of group spirit and unity (Shapiro, Oesterle, Abbott, Arthur, & Hawkins, ) rather than the extent to which the coalition serves as a means for satisfying members’ physical or psychosocial needs or whether members experience feelings of personal responsibility for the coalition's well‐being.…”

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Measuring Sense of Community Responsibility in Community‐Based Prevention Coalitions: An Item Response Theory Analysis

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Peterson

Howell

et al. 2018

American J of Comm Psychol

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Research on sense of community (SOC) has traditionally been approached from a resource perspective. Recently, however, research on the experience of SOC has evolved to include a related but distinct construct of sense of community responsibility (SOC-R), or feelings of accountability for the well-being of a community. This study applied item response theory to examine the psychometric properties of a SOC-R scale used in an evaluation of community-based substance abuse prevention coalitions. Data were collected in 2017 from coalition members (analytic sample = 309) in the northeastern United States. Findings indicate that the scale was reliable, unidimensional, and functioned well, particularly at low and moderate levels of the construct. The addition of two items intended to capture higher levels of the construct improved the scale's functioning at higher levels of SOC-R. The adapted SOC-R scale was also shown to have moderately strong relationships with conceptually relevant variables, including SOC, coalition participation, number of roles performed in the coalition, and engagement in community action activities. These findings provide empirical evidence to support the reliability and validity of the SOC-R scale, and have critical implications for our conceptualization of the SOC construct, its measurement, and for the evaluation of community-based prevention interventions.

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“…Both neighborhood SOC (Christens & Lin, ; Lardier et al., in press) and community participation (Powell, Gold, Peterson, Borys, & Hallcom, ; Speer & Peterson, ; Speer, Peterson, Armstead, & Allen, ) are predictive of empowerment, and therefore both play a key role in the empowerment process. Neighborhood SOC has been defined as a construct and value that “captures the complex and subtle social processes, which lead to cohesive and supportive communities” (Cantillon, Davidson, & Schweitzer, , p. 324).…”

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An examination of ethnic identity as a mediator of the effects of community participation and neighborhood sense of community on psychological empowerment among urban youth of color

Lardier

2018

Journal Community Psychology

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Empowerment research has made important contributions toward understanding youth development, well‐being, and activism; however, it has failed to consider the impact that ethnic identity has on psychological empowerment (PE) and among related empowerment predictors (e.g., community participation and neighborhood sense of community [SOC]). The present study focuses on examining the mediating role of ethnic identity between community participation, neighborhood SOC, and PE. Using structural equation modeling path analysis techniques among a sample of Hispanic and Black youth (N = 1,480) from an underresourced community, this study examines the mediating role of ethnic identity between community participation, neighborhood SOC, and PE. Community participation and neighborhood SOC had a positive direct effect on both ethnic identity and PE. Both community participation and neighborhood SOC also indirectly affected PE through ethnic identity. This study supports the mediating role of ethnic identity and the direct effect of ethnic identity on PE. Results point toward the importance of ethnic identity with PE and in the empowerment process. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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Empowerment in Coalitions Targeting Underage Drinking: Differential Effects of Organizational Characteristics for Volunteers and Staff

Cited by 10 publications

References 57 publications

Quality of collaboration within health promotion partnerships: Impact on sense of community, empowerment, and perceived projects' outcomes

Quality of collaboration within health promotion partnerships: Impact on sense of community, empowerment, and perceived projects' outcomes

Measuring Sense of Community Responsibility in Community‐Based Prevention Coalitions: An Item Response Theory Analysis

An examination of ethnic identity as a mediator of the effects of community participation and neighborhood sense of community on psychological empowerment among urban youth of color

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