Sense of Community Index 2 (SCI-2)
Overview
- Purpose
- Measure sense of community
- Respondent
- Person with a Disability
- Administration Method
- Interview
- Administration Mode
- In-person
- Item Count
- 25
- Population
- General Population
Instrument Citation(s)
Chavis, D.M., Lee, K.S., & Acosta J.D. (2008). The Sense of Community (SCI) Revised: The Reliability and
Validity of the SCI-2. Paper presented at the 2nd International Community Psychology
Conference, Lisboa, Portugal.
Instrument Domains
| Domain | Number of Items |
|---|---|
| Community Inclusion | 10 |
| Meaningful activity | 2 |
| Social connectedness and relationships | 8 |
| Employment | 0 |
| Resources and settings to facilitate inclusion | 0 |
| Transportation | 0 |
| Holistic Health and Functioning | 1 |
| Individual health and functioning | 1 |
| Health promotion and prevention | 0 |
| Caregiver Support | 0 |
| Access to resources | 0 |
| Family caregiver/natural support involvement | 0 |
| Family caregiver/natural support wellbeing | 0 |
| Training and skill-building | 0 |
| Choice and Control | 0 |
| Choice of services and supports | 0 |
| Personal choices and goals | 0 |
| Personal freedoms and dignity of risk | 0 |
| Self-direction | 0 |
| Consumer Leadership in System Development | 0 |
| Evidence of meaningful caregiver involvement | 0 |
| Evidence of meaningful consumer involvement | 0 |
| System supports meaningful consumer involvement | 0 |
| Equity | 0 |
| Availability | 0 |
| Equitable access and resource allocation | 0 |
| Transparency and consistency | 0 |
| Fluctuation of Need | 0 |
| Human and Legal Rights | 0 |
| Freedom from abuse and neglect | 0 |
| Informed decision-making | 0 |
| Optimizing the preservation of legal and human rights | 0 |
| Privacy | 0 |
| Supporting individuals in exercising their human and legal rights | 0 |
| Level of Caregiver Well-Being | 0 |
| Person-Centered Planning and Coordination | 0 |
| Assessment | 0 |
| Coordination | 0 |
| Person-centered planning | 0 |
| Service Delivery and Effectiveness | 0 |
| Delivery | 0 |
| Person's needs met and goals realized | 0 |
| System Performance and Accountability | 0 |
| Data management and use | 0 |
| Evidence-based practice | 0 |
| Financing and service delivery structures | 0 |
| Workforce | 0 |
| Adequately compensated with benefits | 0 |
| Culturally competent | 0 |
| Demonstrated competencies when appropriate | 0 |
| Person-centered approach to services | 0 |
| Safety of and respect for the worker | 0 |
| Staff Turnover | 0 |
| Sufficient workforce numbers dispersion and availability | 0 |
| Workforce engagement and participation | 0 |
Psychometric Citation
Chavis, D.M., Lee, K.S., & Acosta J.D. (2008). The Sense of Community (SCI) Revised: The Reliability and
Validity of the SCI-2. Paper presented at the 2nd International Community Psychology
Conference, Lisboa, Portugal.- Type of Publication
- Technical report
- Instrument Language
- english
- Sample: Countries/State
original draft, from Maryland to Hawaii
- Sample: Disability Type
N/A
- Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)
36 culturally person in seven different setting s from
Maryland to Hawaii.- Sample: Sampling Strategy
Not Reported
- Sample: Size
larger 1800
- Reliability: Internal Consistency
Cronbach's Alpha (α= .94); Cronbach's Alpha sub scales (α range from .79 to .86)