Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the sense of community responsibility scale
Gabriele Prati, Fortuna Procentese, Cinzia Albanesi, Elvira Cicognani, Angela Fedi, Flora Gatti, Terri Mannarini, Alessia Rochira, Stefano Tartaglia, Neil Boyd, Branda Nowell, Silvia Gattino
Abstract
The central aim of the present research was to examine the psychometric properties of adapted versions of the sense of community (SOC) responsibility scale in three Italian samples. We examined the psychometric properties of three modified versions of the sense of community responsibility (SOC-R) scale. Consistent with the original scale, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses demonstrated that the scale was unidimensional and exhibited excellent internal consistency. In addition, factor analyses revealed that SOC responsibility and SOC are two separate, albeit related, constructs. The results also provided evidence of the discriminant validity of SOC and SOC-R on key outcomes. Taken together, these results provide support for the Community Experience Model, which posits that community experiences are a function of resource and responsibility components, as well as for the adaptable nature of the SOC-R scale to the Italian context.