Measuring Coalition Functioning: Refining Constructs through Factor Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Brown, Louis D.; Feinberg, Mark E.; Greenberg, Mark T.
Titel	Measuring Coalition Functioning: Refining Constructs through Factor Analysis
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 39 (2012) 4, S.486-497 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198111419655
Schlagwörter	Factor Analysis; Psychometrics; Community Support; Construct Validity; Sustainability; Predictor Variables; Leadership; Interpersonal Relationship; Correlation; Costs; Cooperation; Evaluation Methods; Prevention; Substance Abuse; Delinquency + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenanalyse; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Nachhaltigkeit; Prädiktor; Führung; Führungsposition; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Korrelation; Cost; Kosten; Co-operation; Kooperation; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Kriminalität
Abstract	Internal and external coalition functioning is an important predictor of coalition success that has been linked to perceived coalition effectiveness, coalition goal achievement, coalition ability to support evidence-based programs, and coalition sustainability. Understanding which aspects of coalition functioning best predict coalition success requires the development of valid measures of empirically unique coalition functioning constructs. The goal of the present study is to examine and refine the psychometric properties of coalition functioning constructs in the following six domains: leadership, interpersonal relationships, task focus, participation benefits/costs, sustainability planning, and community support. The authors used factor analysis to identify problematic items in our original measure and then piloted new items and scales to create a more robust, psychometrically sound, multidimensional measure of coalition functioning. Scales displayed good construct validity through correlations with other measures. Discussion considers the strengths and weaknesses of the refined instrument. (Contains 2 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10