Reexamining the associations among community attachment, community-oriented actions, and individual-level constraints to involvement. Issue 1 (1st January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Theodori, Gene L.
• Is Part Of: Community development. Volume 49:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 101
• Page End: 115
• Publication Date: 2018-01-01
• Subjects: Community attachment -- community development -- community-oriented actions -- constraints -- involvement -- survey research; Community development -- Periodicals; 307.1405
• DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2017.1391307
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1557-5330

Abstract

Abstract: Building upon previous research, this study reexamines the associations among community attachment, community-directed behaviors, and individual-level constraints to involvement in community-oriented actions. Using data collected in a general population survey from a random sample of individuals living in 22 rural places in Texas, the following two hypotheses were tested: (1) that community attachment is positively associated with community-oriented actions, and (2) that community attachment is associated with individual-level constraints to involvement in community-oriented actions. The first hypothesis received substantial support; the second hypothesis received moderate support. Possible implications of the findings for researchers, public leaders, Cooperative Extension personnel, and community development practitioners working in local communities in/around rural places containing population settlements are advanced.