TY - JOUR
T1 - EVALUATING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN RESEARCH
T2 - QUANTITATIVE MEASURE DEVELOPMENT
AU - Goodman, Melody S.
AU - Thompson, Vetta L.Sanders
AU - Arroyo Johnson, Cassandra
AU - Gennarelli, Renee
AU - Drake, Bettina F.
AU - Bajwa, Pravleen
AU - Witherspoon, Maranda
AU - Bowen, Deborah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - Although the importance of community engagement in research has been previously established, there are few evidence-based approaches for measuring the level of community engagement in research projects. A quantitative community engagement measure was developed, aligned with 11 engagement principles (EPs) previously established in the literature. The measure has 96 Likert response items; 3–5 quality items and 3–5 quantity items measure each EP. Cronbach's alpha is used to examine the internal consistency of items that measure a single EP. Every EP item group had a Cronbach's alpha >.85, which indicates strong internal consistency for all question groups across both scales (quality and quantity). This information determines the level of community engagement, which can be correlated with other research outcomes.
AB - Although the importance of community engagement in research has been previously established, there are few evidence-based approaches for measuring the level of community engagement in research projects. A quantitative community engagement measure was developed, aligned with 11 engagement principles (EPs) previously established in the literature. The measure has 96 Likert response items; 3–5 quality items and 3–5 quantity items measure each EP. Cronbach's alpha is used to examine the internal consistency of items that measure a single EP. Every EP item group had a Cronbach's alpha >.85, which indicates strong internal consistency for all question groups across both scales (quality and quantity). This information determines the level of community engagement, which can be correlated with other research outcomes.
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U2 - 10.1002/jcop.21828
DO - 10.1002/jcop.21828
M3 - Article
C2 - 29302128
AN - SCOPUS:85003758812
SN - 0090-4392
VL - 45
SP - 17
EP - 32
JO - Journal of Community Psychology
JF - Journal of Community Psychology
IS - 1
ER -