Civic Engagement Scale (Doolittle & Faul)
Psychology: Values & BeliefsReliability: alpha 0.913 sample items
About this scale
A 14-item measure of civic engagement across two dimensions: attitudes (sense of responsibility) and behaviours (volunteering, voting, advocacy).
Sample item(s)
“I feel responsible for my community (attitudes)”
“I help others in my community (behaviours)”
“I volunteer regularly for community organizations (behaviours)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.91. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Doolittle, A., & Faul, A. C. (2013): Civic Engagement Scale: A validation study. SAGE Open, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 1–7.
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