Development of the short version of the Community Consciousness Scale

This study aimed to develop a short version of the Community Consciousness Scale to improve convenience for research. Data from 392 respondents were collected (mean age: 40.9 years10.6, male: 50.3%, female: 49.7%) for the development of this short version. The measure was composed of four subscales, including solidarity, self-determination, attachment, and dependency on others, with three items each. These items were selected according to the results of exploratory factor analysis of the original version in our earlier work, in which those having consistently high factor loadings on the same subscale were selected. Further exploratory factor analysis conducted in this study showed that the short version had essentially the same factor structure as the original. A confirmatory factor analysis indicated adequate goodness of fit. We therefore concluded that the short version of the Community Consciousness Scale was suitable as a measure of the construct of Community Consciousness, using fewer items.