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Articles • Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) 25 (60) • jan-apr 2015 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-43272560201506 copy

Adaptation of the Sense of Community Index for Brazilian Children¹ 1 Support: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development - CNPq (Protocol no. 33.654.831/0001-36) e Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES).

Adaptação do Índice de Senso de Comunidade Para Crianças Brasileiras

Adaptación del Índice de Sentido de Comunidad Para Niños Brasileños

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

The sense of community is an important construct for assessing the individual’s relationship with his/her community context. This study aims to adapt the Sense of Community Index for Brazilian Children and verify its psychometric properties in this sample. The participants are 1,736 Brazilian children between 8 and 13 years old (53.3% girls). Exploratory factor analysis indicated a two-factor solution (Positive bond with community and Community neighbors’ relationships), with 47.9% of explained variance. Scale reliability was adequate (Cronbach’s α = .78) and confirmatory factor analysis presented good fit indices (CFA > .95 and RMSEA < .05). Multigroup analysis indicated that the items have the same meanings regarding sex and age, and that the latent factors means are comparable regarding sex, but not for age. The proposed model of the instrument is adequate and can be used in future studies with Brazilian children.

community psychology; children (Brazil); psychometrics; statistical validity

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1. My neighbors and I want the same things	1
2. I can recognize most of the people who live in my neighborhood	.275^**	1
3. I feel at home in this neighborhood	.242^**	.351^**	1
4. Very few of my neighbors know me	-.038	.146^**	.019	1
5. I care about what my neighbors think of my actions	.243^**	.221^**	.208^**	-.033	1
6. If there is a problem in this neighborhood, people who live here can get it solved	.312^**	.277^**	.359^**	-.026	.232^**	1
7. It is very important to me to live in this neighborhood	.245^**	.281^**	.535^**	.014	.247^**	.374^**	1
8. People in this neighborhood generally do not get along with each other	-.113^**	-.015	.076^**	.216^**	-.067^**	-.038	-.007	1
9. I expect to live in this neighborhood for a long time	.183^**	.204^**	.453^**	-.039	.138^**	.280^**	.542^**	.003	1
10. In my neighborhood, there are enough places to play or to have a good time	.210^**	.249^**	.289^**	.034	.167^**	.253^**	.328^**	-.013	.257^**	1
11. I feel safe when I walk in my neighborhood	.142^**	.174^**	.339^**	-.004	.083^**	.213^**	.266^**	.046	.236^**	.341^**	1

	Factor 1	Factor 2
Factor 1. Positive Bond With Community
9. I expect to live in this neighborhood for a long time	.730
7. It is very important to me to live in this neighborhood	.722
3. I feel at home in this neighborhood	.710
11. I feel safe when I walk in my neighborhood	.638
10. In my neighborhood, there are enough places to play or to have a good time	.545
Factor 2. Community Neighbors’ Relationships
5. I care about what my neighbors think of my actions		.708
1. My neighbors and I want the same things		.707
2. I can recognize most of the people who live in my neighborhood		.573
6. If there is a problem in this neighborhood, people who live here can get it solved		.529
Reliability (Cronbach’s α)	.73	.58
Explained Variance (%)	35.97	12.03

	c²	df	p	NFI	TLI	CFI	RMSEA (C.I.)	SRMR
Sense of Community Index (SCI) with 9 items	209.035	26	< .001	.932	.917	.940	.064(.056-.072)	.039
Sense of Community Index (SCI) with 9 items and two error covariance’s	100.540	24	< .001	.967	.962	.975	.043(.034-.052)	.027
SCI - Sex Multigroup unconstrained	131.291	48	< .001	.958	.959	.973	.032(.025-.038)	.031
SCI - Sex Multigroup with constrained factor loadings	134.795	55	< .001	.957	.966	.974	.029(.023-.035)	.033
SCI - Sex Multigroup with constrained factor loadings and intercepts	144.165	62	< .001	.954	.969	.973	.028(.022-.034)	.033
SCI - Age Multigroup unconstrained	186.689	72	< .001	.939	.941	.961	.030(.025-.036)	.043
SCI - Age Multigroup with constrained factor loadings	195.470	86	< .001	.939	.953	.963	.027(.022-.032)	.043
SCI - Age Multigroup with constrained factor loadings and intercepts	318.650	102	< .001	.895	.922	.926	.035(.031-.039)	.043

Latent Factor	Item	Sex		Age

		Boys	Girls	8	10	12
Positive Bond With Community	9. I expect to live in this neighborhood for a long time	.561	.590	.506	.571	.593
	7. It is very important to me to live in this neighborhood	.670	.751	.671	.713	.726
	3. I feel at home in this neighborhood	.743	.752	.732	.729	.741
	11. I feel safe when I walk in my neighborhood	.380	.446	.301	.452	.439
	10. In my neighborhood, there are enough places to play or to have a good time	.441	.446	.336	.450	.459
Community Neighbors’ Relations	5. I care about what my neighbors think of my actions	.408	.401	.490	.287	.425
	1. My neighbors and I want the same things	.451	.527	.525	.487	.523
	2. I can recognize most of the people who live in my neighborhood	.510	.542	.549	.474	.555
	6. If there is a problem in this neighborhood, people who live here can get it solved	.589	.622	.588	.557	.634

Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia Av.Bandeirantes 3900 - Monte Alegre, 14040-901 Ribeirão Preto - São Paulo - Brasil, Tel.: (55 16) 3315-3829 - Ribeirão Preto - SP - Brazil
E-mail: paideia@usp.br

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