ABSTRACT Primary data collection that is generalizable and applicable on a large scale would benefit gentrification research, as more stakeholders’ perspectives could be gathered. Thus, an instrument measuring gentrification worldview was constructed and tested for inter-item relationships, through survey pretesting, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. The Gentrification Worldview Instrument (GWI) is a set of evaluative beliefs representing one’s worldview of gentrification. Items measure beliefs about neighborhood change and the roles of individual residents and local government in preserving or changing city neighborhoods. The instrument demonstrated partial measurement invariance across two racial groups. The resulting models indicate the GWI is composed of three domains, neighborhood preservation, development, and social integration. The instrument provides researchers, policy makers, and communities with a tool to measure people’s perceptions of gentrification, which can then be used to predict attitudes and behaviors.

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高档化世界观仪器的构建和测试

摘要 可推广和大规模适用的原始数据收集将有利于高档化研究，因为可以收集更多利益相关者的观点。因此，通过调查预测试、探索性因素分析和验证性因素分析，构建了衡量绅士化世界观的工具并测试了项目间的关系。绅士化世界观工具（GWI）是一组代表一个人的绅士化世界观的评价信念。项目衡量对邻里变化的信念以及个人居民和当地政府在保护或改变城市邻里方面的作用。该仪器证明了两个种族群体的部分测量不变性。结果模型表明 GWI 由三个域组成，邻域保护、发展、和社会融合。该工具为研究人员、政策制定者和社区提供了一种工具来衡量人们对高档化的看法，然后可以用来预测态度和行为。