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Keywords
Mutual efficacy, collective efficacy, neighborhood activism, neighborhood disorder
Abstract
Mutual efficacy refers to group members’ beliefs that collective action will be successful at achieving group goals. The primary purpose of mutual efficacy is to increase the effectiveness of interventions aimed at facilitating collective actions in communities. The present study builds on previous mutual efficacy research by examining the psychometric properties of a mutual efficacy scale. Findings suggest that the mutual efficacy scale represents a single construct, though some of the items correlate with each other. Mutual efficacy is positively correlated with neighborhood activism and not correlated with neighborhood disorder. The implications for practice and research are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Gearhart, Michael C.
(2022)
"A Psychometric Evaluation of the Mutual Efficacy Scale: Factor Structure, Convergent, and Divergent Validity,"
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 49:
Iss.
1, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.4547
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