השוואת שיטות

	מדד הלכידות החברתית	Community Belonging Scale
תחום	סוציולוגיה פוליטית	סוציולוגיה פוליטית
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	1997–2006	1974–1999
הוגה השיטה	Robert Sampson, Ray Forrest, Akhtar Kearns	Seymour Sarason, David McMillan, David Chavis
סוג	Self-report questionnaire	Self-report questionnaire
מקור מכונן	Sampson, R. J., Raudenbush, S. W., & Earls, F. (1997). Neighborhoods and violent crime: A multilevel study of collective efficacy. Science, 277(5328), 918-924.	Sarason, S. B. (1974). The psychological sense of community: Prospects for a community psychology. Jossey-Bass.
כינויים	SCS, Social Integration Index	CBS, Community Integration Scale
קשורות	5	5
תקציר	The Social Cohesion Scale measures the degree to which members of a community feel integrated, connected, and unified by shared values and mutual support. Developed across multiple traditions—notably by Robert Sampson and colleagues in criminology and urban sociology, and by Forrest & Kearns in housing research—it assesses both the structural glue (institutions, networks) and affective bonds (belonging, solidarity) that hold communities together.	The Community Belonging Scale measures the subjective psychological sense of community—the feeling that one belongs, is accepted, and is valued within one's community. Distinct from objective measures of networks or participation, it captures the affective experience of community integration. Developed by Seymour Sarason and refined by McMillan and Chavis, it is grounded in community psychology and emphasizes that belonging is fundamental to mental health and social well-being.