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The Community Readiness Survey. Development and initial validation.

T J Beebe1, P A Harrison, A Sharma

  • 1Minnesota Department of Human Services, Health Care Research Division, 444 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-3865, USA. tim.beebe@state.mn.us

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|February 24, 2001
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This study developed the Community Readiness Survey to assess public attitudes towards substance use and prevention program receptivity. Findings show five key domains related to community views on prevention efforts.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Community Psychology
  • Substance Abuse Prevention

Background:

  • Assessing community attitudes is crucial for effective substance abuse prevention.
  • Existing tools may not fully capture nuanced community perspectives on prevention.
  • Understanding population attitudes informs the design and implementation of targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and psychometrically evaluate a mail survey measuring population attitudes toward substance use.
  • To assess community receptivity to various substance abuse prevention efforts.
  • To identify key domains reflecting community readiness for prevention.

Main Methods:

  • Development of the Community Readiness Survey through practitioner meetings and focus groups.

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  • Psychometric evaluation including reliability and validity assessments.
  • Mail survey administration to a target population.

    • Main Results:

    • The survey demonstrated five distinct domains: perception of substance problems, support for prevention, permissive attitudes toward teen substance use, perceived adolescent access to substances, and perceived community commitment.
    • Evidence of construct validity was found through significant relationships between scale scores and external evaluations of community readiness.
    • The survey provides a reliable measure of community attitudes relevant to substance abuse prevention.

    Conclusions:

    • The Community Readiness Survey is a psychometrically sound instrument for measuring population attitudes toward substance use and prevention.
    • The identified domains offer valuable insights into factors influencing community receptivity to prevention efforts.
    • This tool can aid prevention planners in tailoring strategies to specific community contexts and readiness levels.