Application of Different Techniques of Factor Analysis to Develop Neighborhood Social Capital Rating Scale

Mohammad Reza Mohammadi (), Zahra Hooshyari (), Balal Ezanloo (), Alia Shakiba (), Seyed-Ali Mostafavi (), Maryam Salmanian (), Ameneh Ahmadi (), Seyyed Salman Alavi (), Ali Khaleghi () and Hadi Zarafshan ()
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Mohammad Reza Mohammadi: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Zahra Hooshyari: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Balal Ezanloo: Kharazmi University
Alia Shakiba: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Seyed-Ali Mostafavi: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Maryam Salmanian: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Ameneh Ahmadi: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Seyyed Salman Alavi: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Ali Khaleghi: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Hadi Zarafshan: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2020, vol. 150, issue 2, No 1, 375-391

Abstract: Abstract Social capital is one of the key concepts that have recently attracted attention in a wide range of academic disciplines and one of the most serious challenges in social capital research is the lack of appropriate tools. Social capital is divided into several sub-concepts. Neighborhood social capital is one of these sub-concepts that needs an accurate measurement. The present study has investigated the adequacy of the modified scale based on Nahapiet and Ghoshal model in measuring neighborhood social capital. This psychometric study is part of a national survey study that was conducted in all provinces of Iran. A modified form of social capital scale based on Nahapiet and Ghoshal model was implemented on 3000 participants that were selected by a combination of cluster and stratified sampling methods. Data were analyzed using R, Amos, and SPSS-20 software. Explanatory Factor analysis by Parallel Analysis (PA) and Bayesian information criterion (BIC) recommended four factorial solutions and by Very Simple Structure (VSS) and Principal Axis Factoring (PAF) recommended one factorial structures. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) results prepared more evidence to accept four factorial structures that was naming a trust, communication, collaboration, and values. The result confirmed that the neighborhood social capital is multi factorial construct rather than one factorial.

Keywords: Factor analysis; Neighborhood social capital; Rating scale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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