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THE REVOLUTION, NEW EGYPT, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SENSE OF COMMUNITY
Author(s) -
Carrillo Amy M.,
Welsh Elena,
Zaki Nour
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.21713
Subject(s) - psoc , sense of community , psychology , social psychology , test (biology) , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , system on a chip , computer science , biology , operating system , paleontology
We examine the relationship between psychological sense of community (PSOC) after the 25 th of January Egyptian revolution and personal attitude, personal involvement, family influence, and friend involvement in civic activities as reported by a group of self‐selected Egyptian college students ( N = 100). From April to May 2011, data were collected using a web‐based survey designed specifically for the study and the Sense of Community Index 2. We hypothesized that the student's (a) personal attitude, (b) personal involvement, (c) family influence, and (d) friend involvement would relate to level of PSOC at a specific point in time. To test our hypotheses, a multiple regression was employed to examine the relationship between the predictor variables and PSOC, with age, sex, household size, and religious activity included as covariates. The findings revealed a positive relationship between sense of community and family influence. Specifically, students who reported more family influence in civic activities also reported higher levels of PSOC. By way of conclusion, we discuss study limitations and opportunities for future research.