Table 3.
Measurement Model
| Indicator | Unstandardized factor loading |
Robust SE |
Standardized factor loading |
Robust t |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood Disorganization | ||||
| Physical disorder† | 1.00 | .85 | ||
| Social disorder | 2.70 | .15 | .92 | 17.67 |
| Structural/system problems | 2.00 | .14 | .82 | 14.79 |
| Crime | 3.80 | .22 | .91 | 17.64 |
| Neighborhood Cohesion | ||||
| Trustworthy people in neighborhood† | 1.00 | .87 | ||
| Close-knit neighborhood | .81 | .06 | .65 | 14.04 |
| Helpful people in neighborhood | .75 | .05 | .73 | 16.50 |
| People in neighborhood get along | .51 | .04 | .56 | 12.35 |
| People in neighborhood share values | .60 | .06 | .52 | 9.94 |
| Neighborhood Control | ||||
| Intervene - Children skipping school† | 1.00 | .79 | ||
| Intervene - Children spray-painting graffiti | .93 | .06 | .80 | 16.24 |
| Intervene - Children disrespecting an adult | .87 | .05 | .74 | 16.97 |
| Intervene - Fighting in front of your house | .90 | .06 | .75 | 15.26 |
| Archival Neighborhood Assessments | ||||
| Persons below the poverty line† | 1.00 | .95 | ||
| Households receiving public assistance | .45 | .04 | .79 | 12.76 |
| Low-income persons | 1.19 | .05 | .91 | 26.71 |
| High school dropouts | 1.09 | .08 | .74 | 14.31 |
| Female-headed households | .76 | .06 | .74 | 12.14 |
| Renter-occupied | 2.02 | .15 | .64 | 13.84 |
| Social Support | ||||
| Have friends for advice† | 1.00 | .72 | ||
| Have friends to do things with | 1.09 | .07 | .75 | 15.47 |
| Friends that would help with money/shelter/chores | 1.29 | .09 | .80 | 14.05 |
| Have friends who will listen to my problems | 1.13 | .08 | .91 | 14.46 |
Note.
†
Unstandardized factor loading was fixed at 1.0. All factor loadings are statistically significant (p < .05).