Factor Structure of the Urban Hassles Index

Autor/inn/en	Min, Meeyoung O.; Kim, June-Yung; Olgac, Tugba; Francis, Meredith W.; Shon, En-Jung; Yoon, Dalhee
Titel	Factor Structure of the Urban Hassles Index
Quelle	In: Research on Social Work Practice, 28 (2018) 6, S.741-750 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-7315
DOI	10.1177/1049731516674815
Schlagwörter	Urban Youth; Adolescents; Factor Structure; Factor Analysis; Stress Variables; Psychometrics; Measures (Individuals); Test Reliability; Test Validity; Neighborhoods; Safety; Environmental Influences; Drug Use; Aggression; Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Jugend; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Faktorenstruktur; Faktorenanalyse; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Messdaten; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Sicherheit; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum
Abstract	Objective: This study examined the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Urban Hassles Index (UHI). Method: Exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) were conducted via principal axis factoring extraction method. Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to evaluate the fit of the EFA-derived model using the weighted least squares estimator with mean and variance adjustments. Composite/scale scores were created for the extracted factors, with a total score derived by summing the scale scores. Criterion-related validity was examined using hierarchical regressions. Results: The UHI had four first-order factors ("environmental nuisance," "safety concerns," "drug," and "coercion") accounting for 43% of the total variance. Covariance among the first-order factors was explained by a higher second-order factor. Moderate factor correlations and evidence for the criterion-related validity of the subscales and total score indicated multidimensionality of the UHI. Conclusions: The shortened 16-item UHI is a brief assessment tool evaluating stressors unique to urban adolescents, providing specific intervention targets. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01