Pathways to Empowerment in Substance Abuse Prevention: Citizen Participation, Sense of Community, and Police Responsiveness in an Urban U.S. Setting

Peterson, Andrew

doi:10.7728/0103201103

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“…This investigation examined previously collected data that were obtained through a comprehensive community-wide needs assessment survey during the year 2000 as part of a larger community policing initiative, which examined community-oriented problem solving [35]. The sample was comprised of 283 randomly selected residents from an urban community located in the South western United States.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Predictors: The five predictor measures were based on scales used in previous studies-i.e., attributions of drug abuse [40]; perceived neighbourhood incivilities [41]; awareness of the extent of neighbourhood substance abuse problem [13]; and concern with violence victimization and perceived police responsiveness to drug crime [35]. Table 1: Demographic characteristics of participants.…”

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“…Individual consent was verbally obtained by trained surveyors prior to participation in the study. Telephone interviews ranged between 20 and 35 minutes in length [35]. Demographics for the sample are shown in Table 1.…”

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“…The sample was comprised of 283 randomly selected residents from an urban community located in the South western United States. Using an electronic telephone directory in the target community, which was comprised of approximately 30,000 residents, the researchers drew a simple random sample of residences with phone numbers to determine the study population (response rate=64%) [35,36]. This sampling procedure appeared to be a viable data collection method as only 1.5% of the households in the state where these data were derived did not have a phone [37].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The measure used to assess concern with violence victimization (Cronbach α=0.71) included six items, using a four-point Likert type scale, which asked respondents to indicate their level of concern about being a victim of crime -i.e. having property damaged by vandals, a car stolen or damaged, or someone breaking into their home [35].…”

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Exploring the Predictors of Citizen Participation in Substance Abuse Prevention Activities

Reid¹,

Forenza²,

Lardier³

et al. 2017

J Alcohol Drug Depend

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Few studies have examined the influences of the participatory process in which individuals engage in as they work to improve the quality of lives in their communities. More specifically, our present investigation explored the relationship between various contextual factors that predict citizen participation in substance abuse prevention activities among a random sample of urban residents (n=283) who participated in a community-wide policing initiative in the Southwestern United States. A hypothesized path model was tested that included person (concerns with violence victimization and attributions of drug abuse), situation (perceived responsiveness to drug crime), and environment-related predictors (perceived neighbourhood incivilities and awareness of neighbourhood substance abuse problems) of citizen participation. Findings suggest that individuals who perceived higher levels of neighbourhood incivilities tended to have higher levels of participation in substance abuse prevention activities. Interestingly, however, individuals with greater perceived neighbourhood substance abuse problems also tended to perceive that police were less responsive to drug crime in their neighbourhoods. Program developers and public health practitioners should consider the individuals' perception of the neighbourhood environment on citizen participation and include activities designed to address public perception of police responsiveness to crime.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methods Samplementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methods Samplementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: N=283mentioning

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Forenza²,

Lardier³

et al. 2017

J Alcohol Drug Depend

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Measuring Youth Empowerment: An Item Response Theory Analysis of the Sociopolitical Control Scale for Youth

Powell

Peterson

Treitler

et al. 2021

American J of Comm Psychol

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Sociopolitical control (SPC) has been identified as a key element of the intrapersonal component of psychological empowerment. The Sociopolitical Control Scale (SPCS) is a widely used measure and has been modified for use among youth (SPCS‐Y). In light of the emerging interest in SPC among youth within community‐based research, this study applied item response theory (IRT) to examine the psychometric properties of the SPCS‐Y and to explore a brief version. Data were collected between 2006 and 2013 from a convenience sample of high school students (N = 1,808), located in a midsized, economically disadvantaged urban community in the northeastern United States. Findings indicate that the two subscales, leadership competence, and policy control, were unidimensional and items functioned well. Most items functioned particularly well at low and moderate levels of the construct, but a few were able to capture higher levels of the construct. Based on our IRT analyses of the performance of items on the subscales, we selected items to create a brief version of the SPCS‐Y (BSPCS‐Y) and performed structural equation modeling for further examination. Results provide empirical evidence to support the reliability and validity of the SPCS‐Y and suggest a brief version based on high‐performing items is possible.

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The interacting effects of psychological empowerment and ethnic identity on indicators of well‐being among youth of color

Lardier

Garcia‐Reid

Reid

2018

Journal Community Psychology

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Decades of legislative actions and power imbalances have limited African American/Black and Hispanic/Latina(o) urban youth's perceptions of empowerment and ability to rely upon social and institutional resources. Youth who have access to supportive resources and are connected to their ethnic–racial group perceive themselves as empowered and score higher on indicators of well‐being. Among a sample of African American/Black and Hispanic/Latina(o) urban youth (N = 383) and using multivariate analysis of variance, the current study examined the relationship between psychological empowerment (PE) and ethnic identity among conceptually relevant outcome variables: community participation, neighborhood sense of community (SOC), school importance, and perceived substance use risk. Results indicated that PE and ethnic identity profile groups differed significantly on measures of community participation, neighborhood SOC, school importance, and perceived risk of using substances. Results provide preliminary support for the empirical and theoretical relationship between PE and ethnic identity on related empowerment measures, as well as indicators of well‐being. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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Pathways to Empowerment in Substance Abuse Prevention: Citizen Participation, Sense of Community, and Police Responsiveness in an Urban U.S. Setting

Cited by 18 publications

References 28 publications

Exploring the Predictors of Citizen Participation in Substance Abuse Prevention Activities

Exploring the Predictors of Citizen Participation in Substance Abuse Prevention Activities

Measuring Youth Empowerment: An Item Response Theory Analysis of the Sociopolitical Control Scale for Youth

The interacting effects of psychological empowerment and ethnic identity on indicators of well‐being among youth of color

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