The Community Readiness Survey. Development and initial validation |
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Authors: | Beebe T J Harrison P A Sharma A Hedger S |
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Institution: | Minnesota Department of Human Services, Health Care Research Division, 444 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-3865, USA. tim.beebe@state.mn.us |
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Abstract: | This article reports on the development and evaluation of a mail survey measuring population attitudes toward substance use of potential receptivity of communities to different prevention efforts. The Community Readiness Survey was designed through a series of prevention practitioner and consultant meetings and focus groups. Psychometric evaluation revealed five distinct domains: perception of alcohol, tobacco, or other drug problem; support for prevention; permissive attitudes toward teen substance use; perception of adolescent access; and perception of community commitment. Evidence of construct validity was demonstrated by the small but significant relationships between selected scale scores and community readiness as evaluated by prevention planners. |
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