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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Sense of Community (SOC)"”.
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A Phenomenological Qualitative Study of Sense of Community in an Inner-City Parochial School: Expanding the Seats at the Table.
… is an elementary school in the Austin area of Chicago. This phenomenological qualitative study examined Sense of Community (SOC) at St. Angela’s, operationalized as “<strong>The feeling that St. Angela School is welcoming, psychologically and physically safe, that I matter, I am respected, …
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Sense of community, political participation, and civic engagement: An examination of the relationships between local daily newspapers, news websites, and their communities
… have positive correlations with their readers, sense of community, political participation, and civic engagement. Using McMillan and Chavis, Sense of Community Theory and its accompanying SCI-2 as well as questions on demographics and media use, political participation, and civic engagement, …
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Architects of Community: An Examination of How Interscholastic Sport Coaches Promote a Sense of Community
… how interscholastic sport coaches promote a sense of community (SOC) within their programs and identified the strategies employed to achieve this outcome. While research demonstrates that sport participation facilitates SOC, limited evidence exists regarding the specific mechanisms through …
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Effects of Adaptive Outdoor Recreation on Sense of Community within Individuals with Disabilities
A sense of community (SOC) can be defined as a sense of belonging, commitment, and trust within group Membership (McMillan & Chavis, 1986), which is often fulfilled in many contexts, such as geographic (Zhang et al., 2022), online (Uçar et al., 2024), among individuals with disabilities (Ville et …
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Unity Against Adversity: Examining the Moderating Effect of a Sense of Community Between Discrimination and Discrimination-Related Distress Among Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Adults
… stress disorder, than White populations. Some of the predominant causes are rooted in the impact of discrimination, and other social determinants of health (SDOH), including adverse experiences. Studies found that discrimination can lead to a distinct form of anxiety described as …
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The Role of College Unions in Developing Students' Sense of Community: A Narrative Inquiry of Physical and Organizational Environments
Sense of community (SoC) positively promotes persistence and graduation rates of college students by helping them to feel cared about by others, accepted as members of the campus community, and that they matter to their peers and other community members (Cheng, 2004; Harris, 2007a; Schlossberg, …
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Administrator, Teacher and Parent Perceptions of Students' Sense of Community in One Elementary School
… have found that schools that support a students' sense of community (SOC) positively affect students' academic achievement, behavior, motivation, and social and emotional competencies (Bryk & Driscoll, 1995; Schaps, 2003; Schaps, Battistich & Solomon, 1997; Goodenow & Grady, 1993; Ladd, 1990; …
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Residence hall sense of community in physical and technology-based spaces: Implications for alcohol-related attitudes and behaviors
<p>Social experiences such as sense of community (SOC) and peer norms have the potential to influence attitudes and behaviors around a host of wellness-related issues. Social interaction, facilitated by the rapid growth of communication technology, in addition to the enduring need to interact in …
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The relationship between the sense of community and health-related quality of life of female cancer survivors
… million individuals alive today with a history of cancer (USCS, 2010). Research has shown that cancer and its treatment exact significant psychosocial effects, and that further research on the relationship between the survivor’s association with their family, community and larger society and …