Table 2.

Standardized item loadings for confirmatory factor analysis of the Brief Sense of Community Scale (BSCS) among Hispanic/Latinx adolescents between gender groups

	Model 1 Four Factor Model				Model 2 Second-Order Four Factor Model
Item	NF	MB	IN	EC	NF	MB	IN	EC
BSCS 1: I can get what I need from this neighborhood.	.70 (.80)				.70 (.82)
BSCS 2: This neighborhood helps me fulfill my needs.	.95 (.83)				.95 (.80)
BSCS 3: I feel like a member of this neighborhood.		.84 (.85)				.84 (.83)
BSCS 4: I belong in this neighborhood.		.75 (.85)				.77 (.85)
BSCS 5: I have a say about what goes on in my neighborhood.			.72 (.73)				.72 (.71)
BSCS 6: People in this neighborhood are good at influencing each other.			.65 (.68)				.67 (.68)
BSCS 7: I feel connected to this neighborhood.				.75 (.84)				.74 (.84)
BSCS 8: I have a good bond with others in this neighborhood.				.75 (.76)				.74 (.76)

Note. NF = Needs Fulfillment, MB = Membership, IN = Influence, EC = Emotional Connection. Data for male Hispanic/Latinx participants are presented in parentheses.

Bold values signify statistically significant group level differences