Social class as moderator of the relationship between (dis)empowering processes and psychological empowerment

Journal of Community Psychology - Tập 39 Số 2 - Trang 170-182 - 2011
Brian D. Christens1, Paul W. Speer2, N. Andrew Peterson3
1School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin–Madison
2Peabody College of Education and Human Development; Vanderbilt University
3School of Social Work, Rutgers University

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AbstractThis study examined whether social class moderated the relationship between empowering and disempowering processes and psychological empowerment (PE) in a sample of individuals from five community organizing initiatives (N=490). Hierarchical regression analyses were used to test the relationship between community participation (CP) and alienation on the intrapersonal and interactional components of PE. For the intrapersonal component of PE, CP and alienation were, respectively, positive and negatively predictive. Social class was positively related to the intrapersonal component of PE, and no interaction effects were detected. For the interactional component of PE, CP was not a significant predictor, and alienation was a significant positive predictor. Social class was a negative predictor, and interaction effects between independent variables were detected. These paradoxical relationships between social class and the components of PE are pertinent to empowerment theory and measurement. Implications for social policy, community interventions, and evaluation are explored. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Journal of Community Psychology

Tập 39 Số 2

170-182

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