RT Journal Article
T1 Construction and Validation of the Community and Socio-Political Participation Scale (SCAP)
A1 Moreno-Jiménez, María del Pilar
A1 Ríos-Rodríguez, María Luisa
A1 Vallejo-Martín, Macarena
K1 Participación política
AB This article describes the development and validation of a new instrument, the scale (SCAP) which measures community participation (CP) and socio-political participation (SPP). The sample consists of 756 participants in Málaga, residents whose average age is 38.78 years old (SD = 13.96) and of whom 58.5% are women. The results endorse the psychometric qualities of the instrument. We present descriptive analysis of the items, the dimensionality of the scale and its internal consistency. The external evidence of validity shows positive and statistically significant correlations with sense of community and empowerment, variables theoretically related to participation. A confirmatory factor analysis confirms the two-dimensional structure (CP and SPP). Further analysis show a higher CP in women. This instrument extends the quantitative research on citizen participation.
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2013
FD 2013
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37802
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37802
LA eng
NO Moreno-Jiménez MP, Ríos Rodríguez ML, Martín MV. Construction and Validation of the Community and Socio-Political Participation Scale (SCAP). The Spanish Journal of Psychology. 2013;16:E42. doi:10.1017/sjp.2013.48
NO La editorial ha enviado esta versión a la autora como postprint.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026