Abstract
The development of an instrument measuring a variable that represents a synthesis of the concepts of psychological of community, attractionto-neighborhood, and social interaction within a neighborhood is reported. When this individual-level variable (termed sense of community/cohesion) is assessed in a random sample of residents in a geographically bounded neighborhood, the mean value forms a measure of the neighborhood's cohesiveness. The stages of instrument conceptualization, development, and testing are outlined. In administration to 206 residents in three separate neighborhoods the instrument demonstrated good internal consistency and testretest stability at the individual-level of analysis. When evaluated at the neighborhood-level of analysis the Neighborhood Cohesion Instrument exhibited good discriminatory power and evidenced criterion-related validity in the assessment of neighborhood cohesion.
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