Readiness, functioning, and perceived effectiveness in community prevention coalitions: A study of communities that care
Readiness, functioning, and perceived effectiveness in community prevention coalitions: A study of communities that care
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DOI：
10.1023/b:ajcp.0000027003.75394.2b
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发表时间：
2004-06-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Osgood, DW
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作者：
Feinberg, ME;Greenberg, MT;Osgood, DW
本文考察了社区准备、预防知识、联盟功能和障碍是否与社区预防联盟的感知有效性有关。对宾夕法尼亚州21个社区的社区护理（CTC）预防委员会的203名主要领导人进行了采访。可靠的自我报告措施的社区一级手段被单独使用，并与研究人员评级、州技术助理人员评级和其他数据结合使用。结果表明，准备度与感知效能之间的紧密联系是由内部联盟功能介导的。CTC与外部社区实体的联系程度与感知有效性无关。研究认为，社区准备是预防联盟成功的重要条件，并主要通过联盟内部运作的质量发挥作用。成员更替和内斗似乎是影响内部运作的重要因素。对于联盟模式来说，与外部实体的联系可能更为重要，因为联盟更依赖于当地机构的资源。
This paper examined whether community readiness, prevention knowledge, coalition functioning, and barriers are linked to perceived effectiveness of community prevention coalitions. Interviews were conducted with 203 key leaders in Communities That Care (CTC) prevention boards in 21 Pennsylvania communities. Community-level means for the reliable self-report measures were utilized separately and in combination with research staff ratings, state technical assistant staff ratings, and other data. The results indicated that the strong link between readiness and perceived effectiveness was mediated by internal coalition functioning. The extent of CTC linkage with outside community entities was not linked to perceived effectiveness. The study concludes that community readiness is an important condition for success of a prevention coalition, and exerts effects mainly through the quality of the coalition's internal functioning. Member turnover and infighting appear to be important factors related to internal functioning. Linkage with outside entities may be more important for coalition models where the coalition is more dependent on local institutions for resources.