The Sense of Belonging Instrument (SOBI)
consists of a scored subscale that assess the
dimensions of fit and valued involvement (psychological
experience). The internal consistency was
high for SOBI, which has a coefficient alpha of .93
(Hagerty & Patusky, 1995; Hagerty et al., 1996). In
this study, Cronbach’s coefficient alpha was .97.
Interscale correlation was .45. Evidence of content
and construct validity has been reported (Hagerty
& Patusky, 1995).