Cirleen Deblaere
Biographic Data
| ID | 145286 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cirleen Deblaere |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cirleen |
| FAMILY NAME | Deblaere |
| SIGNATURE | DEBLAERE C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgia State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1472-9252 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 44 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 427 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 44 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 11 |
Double Jeopardy: Does Intersectional Discrimination Moderate the Relationship Between Acculturation and Cigarette Dependence Among Latinx Sexual Minority Men Current Smokers
Development and Initial Validation of the Racial Allyship Characteristics Scale (Racs)
Research on the effectiveness of racial allyship is lacking, potentially due to limited availability of allyship scales. To address this gap, the present series of studies introduces the development of the 25-item Racial Allyship Characteristics Scale (RACS), a self-report measure derived from research on people of Color’s experiences with white allies. Exploratory factor analysis of RACS items with 268 white college students identified three fac…
The minority stress psychological mediation framework and mental health of Latinx sexual minority men: Como se mete debajo de la piel (how it gets under the skin)
The National Institute for Health has designated racial/ethnic minorities and sexual and gender minorities as health disparities populations. Researchers have historically examined these identity groups independently and failed to account for membership in both racial/ethnic and sexual and gender minority groups. As such, Latinx sexual minority populations continue to be understudied in the psychological literature. The minority stress psychologi…
Interaction of unrestricted mobility, perceived discrimination, and self-critical perfectionism on depressive symptoms of Asian American college students
School climate tolerant of sexual harassment is indirectly related to academic disengagement through peer sexual harassment and feeling safe in high school girls
Although illegal, sexual harassment is endemic in US schools, with students perceiving that school officials ignore complaints of harassment. Research findings have linked school climate tolerant of sexual harassment to peer sexual harassment (PSH) and school outcomes, yet there is a need to better understand these relationships. This cross‐sectional study examined whether there was an indirect effect of school climate tolerant of sexual harassme…
Cultural Humility, Cultural Comfort, and Supervision Processes and Outcomes for Bipoc Supervisees
Clinical supervision is a cornerstone of clinical training, and supervision experiences are associated with important outcomes (e.g., stronger working alliances and more trainee disclosures in supervision). Psychology has made strides in understanding how cultural processes unfold in supervision, with the multicultural orientation (MCO) model garnering increasing empirical support, but less is known about the dynamics that occur based on racial d…
We Were Loving Warriors!”: A Content Analysis of Black Women’s Resistance Within Psychological Science
Though findings are mixed, collective action engagement has been shown to be positively associated with greater academic success, social support, political efficacy, and well-being with racially marginalized individuals. Despite these findings, however, investigations of collective action engagement with Black American adult women within psychological science are scarce. Consistent with Black feminist thought, the construct of resistance may prov…
Psychometric validation and extension of the LGBT people of Color Microaggressions Scale with a sample of sexual minority Bipoc college students
Responses to the Unite the Right Rally: Perceptions, Stress, and the Moderating Role of Interpersonal Proximity
The psychological study of religion and spirituality in a disaster context: A systematic review.
Cultural Humility of Religious Communities and Well-Being in Sexual Minority Persons
Cultural humility has been shown to enhance cross-cultural relationships, but little research has explored how individuals perceive the cultural humility of a salient group. In the current study, we examined how perceptions of the cultural humility of a religious community affect the well-being of sexual minorities, who frequently experience discrimination, minority stress, and relational conflict in faith communities. As predicted, results indic…
Cultural Humility as a Spiritually Focused Intervention in Correctional Settings: The Role of Therapists’ Multicultural Orientation
The role of religion/spirituality (R/S) in the lives of incarcerated individuals is complex. Inmates may draw on R/S as a coping strategy, as a way to place responsibility, or as an approach to creating meaning. The importance of using R/S as a coping strategy can be amplified in the context of a correctional setting. While some attention has focused on the effectiveness of faith-based services in jails and prisons, very little emphasis has been …
Predicting Attitudes towards Lesbians and Gay Men: The Effects of Social Conservatism, Religious Orientation, and Cultural Humility
This study explores the role cultural humility plays in attitudes and discrimination towards people identifying as gay or lesbian among religious individuals. Specifically, we explore cultural humility as a possible predictor of less discriminatory attitudes towards lesbians and gay men above and beyond the effects of conservatism and religious orientation. Consistent with prior work, we expected that (a) intrinsic religious orientation, extrinsi…
Cultural Humility with Religious and Spiritually Diverse Women of Color Clients: A Psychometric Analysis
Cultural humility, as part of a therapist’s multicultural orientation, can help facilitate a strong working alliance with clients across diverse cultural backgrounds. Given that little research has attended to how the intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, and religion/spirituality (R/S) influence counseling dyads, we tested the factor structure and provided evidence for the reliability and construct validity of the Cultural Humility Scale (CHS…
Creating and Elaborating the Cultural Third: A Doers-Doing with Perspective on Psychoanalytic Supervision
The Power of Sisterhood: The Moderating Role of Womanism in the Discrimination-Distress Link among Women of Color in the United States
Defining Myself In: My Early Career Journey
This article represents an integration of my personal and professional identities. I begin by discussing some of my salient identities (e.g., multiracial Asian American, cisgender woman, sexual/gender minority ally, first-generation college student) and their impact on my path to academic psychology. I then discuss some of the professional lessons I have learned, including the importance of finding community, clarifying values, and knowing one’s …
Discrimination and mental health in adult transracial adoptees: Can parents foster preparedness
In response to the growing trend of White parents adopting children from different racial backgrounds, and heeding the call for more research on adoption-related issues, the present study examined the relationship between perceived racial discrimination and mental health of 206 adult transracial adoptees adopted by White parents. In addition, the study examined adoptive parent racial socialization as a buffering variable in the perceived discrimi…
Social Justice in Counseling Psychology: Then, Now, and Looking Forward
In this article, a diverse group of early, mid, and advanced career scholars call for counseling psychology to continue to evolve in our integration of social justice action in our field. In doing so, we first consider our history as proponents and enactors of social justice, highlighting the ways in which counseling psychologists have served as social justice leaders in psychology. We then discuss our field’s contemporary challenges to, and oppo…
Identity incongruent discrimination, racial identity, and mental health for multiracial individuals
The current study sought to explore the unique roles of traditional and identity incongruent discrimination (discrimination aimed at a perceived racial identity that does not match self-identity) in predicting racial identity and mental health for Multiracial people. Multiracial individuals (N = 472) took measures of discrimination, racial identity, and mental health via Qualtrics. A confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the separateness of trad…
The multicultural orientation framework: A narrative review.
Development of the Experiences of Humility Scale
In three studies, we developed the Experiences of Humility Scale (EHS). In Study 1, we used exploratory factor analysis to determine the factor structure and to reduce items in a sample of undergraduates (N = 200). The EHS had four subscales: Other-orientation, Transcendence, Awareness of Selfishness, and Awareness of Egotism. Study 2 involved an experiment with a second sample of college students (N = 106) that provided initial evidence of const…
Attachment avoidance to God exacerbates the negative effect of tangible resource loss on psychological resource loss
The present study examined the impact of losing tangible resources on psychological resources in a sample of college students (n = 160) affected by Hurricane Katrina. The data was collected approximately five months after the storm. Based on conservation of resources theory, we tested whether the loss of tangible resources (e.g., food, water) would be positively related to the loss of psychological resources (e.g., optimism, hope), and whether th…
A confirmation of the Drive for Muscularity Scale with sexual minority men
Leadership Development in Counseling Psychology: Voices of Leadership Academy Alumni
In 2012, the Society of Counseling Psychology instituted the Leadership Academy (LA) to develop a pipeline of diverse leaders within the Society and the field of psychology. The present study aimed to: (a) better understand the retrospective perceived impact of the training on LA alumni, and (b) provide data about how LA alumni view their leadership development within the context of counseling psychology values. Fourteen LA alumni responded to a …
Approaches to Research on Intersectionality: Perspectives on Gender, LGBT, and Racial/Ethnic Identities
LGB of Color and White Individuals’ Perceptions of Heterosexist Stigma, Internalized Homophobia, and Outness: Comparisons of Levels and Links
Conceptual discussions about LGB people of color suggest that, compared with White LGB individuals, LGB people of color may be exposed to greater levels of heterosexist stigma and its deleterious correlates (greater risk) or may be more resilient to such stigma (resilience). This study tested tenets of these two perspectives with a sample of 178 LGB persons, about 50% of whom identified as White and 50% as people of color. Findings suggested simi…
The Protective Power of Collective Action for Sexual Minority Women of Color: An Investigation of Multiple Discrimination Experiences and Psychological Distress
We utilize an additive intersectionality framework in the present study to examine the relations among perceived racism, sexism, and heterosexism and the psychological distress of self-identified sexual minority women of color. Participants ( N = 134) aged 19 to 75 recruited through electronic mailing lists, discussion groups, and virtual communities aimed toward sexual minority women of color completed online surveys. When each form of discrimin…
Social Justice in Counseling Psychology: Then, Now, and Looking Forward
In this article, a diverse group of early, mid, and advanced career scholars call for counseling psychology to continue to evolve in our integration of social justice action in our field. In doing so, we first consider our history as proponents and enactors of social justice, highlighting the ways in which counseling psychologists have served as social justice leaders in psychology. We then discuss our field’s contemporary challenges to, and oppo…
Conducting Research With LGB People of Color: Methodological Challenges and Strategies
Methodological barriers have been highlighted as a primary reason for the limited research with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people of color. Thus, strategies for anticipating and addressing potential methodological barriers are needed. To address this need, this article discusses potential challenges associated with conducting research with LGB people of color and describes specific strategies for addressing these challenges. Each step of th…
Multiple Oppressions and the Mental Health of Sexual Minority Latina/o Individuals
This study investigated the additive and interactive relations of two forms of external oppression (racist discrimination and heterosexist discrimination) and internalized oppression (internalized racism and internalized heterosexism) with psychological distress, life satisfaction, and self-esteem in a sample of 173 sexual minority Latina/o adults. A combination of external and internalized oppressions was associated uniquely with psychological d…
The influence of multiple oppressions on women of color’s experiences with insidious trauma
In this study, we examined the relations between multiple forms of oppressive experiences (i.e., racism, sexism, and sexual objectification) and trauma symptoms among Women of Color (WOC). In addition, self-esteem was explored as a partial mediating variable in these links, and ethnic identity strength was proposed to buffer the negative relationship between multiple forms of oppression and self-esteem, and the positive relationship between oppre…
Centralizing the Experiences of LGB People of Color in Counseling Psychology 1Ψ7
This article introduces the Major Contribution on centralizing the experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people of color in counseling psychology. The roles of LGB people of color in LGB sociopolitical movements and their invisibility in the psychological literature are discussed as a context for this series of articles. This article also discusses the overall aims of the Major Contribution and presents an overview of each of its three …
Do you even lift, bro?” Objectification, minority stress, and body image concerns for sexual minority men
Identity incongruent discrimination, racial identity, and mental health for multiracial individuals
The current study sought to explore the unique roles of traditional and identity incongruent discrimination (discrimination aimed at a perceived racial identity that does not match self-identity) in predicting racial identity and mental health for Multiracial people. Multiracial individuals (N = 472) took measures of discrimination, racial identity, and mental health via Qualtrics. A confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the separateness of trad…
Perceived Sexist Events and Psychological Distress of Sexual Minority Women of Color: The Moderating Role of Womanism
Scholars have argued that much of the sexism literature has not acknowledged diversity among women, and they have called for more attention to the intersectionality of the multiple marginalized identities of sexual minority women of color (WOC) in particular. With a sample of 182 sexual minority WOC, we examined (a) the links between perceived lifetime and recent sexist events and psychological distress and (b) the potential moderating role in th…
The moral foundations hypothesis does not replicate well in Black samples
The current study examined the generalizability of the moral foundations hypothesis (Graham, Haidt, & Nosek, 2009), which predicts that conservatism will be positively related to the binding foundations (i.e., virtues of ingroup/loyalty, authority/respect, and purity/sanctity). Religiosity has been consistently linked with the binding foundations in predominately White samples, but Black people in the United States are both more religious and mor…
Structures of the Schedules of Racist and Sexist Events: Confirmatory Factor Analyses of African American Women's Responses
Use of the Schedule of Racist Events (SRE; Landrine & Klonoff, 1996 ) and the Schedule of Sexist Events (SSE; Klonoff & Landrine, 1995 ) has advanced research on experiences of perceived racism and sexism. The present study responds to calls for further investigation of the structural properties of data from these instruments and is the first study to do so using (a) responses of African American/Black women ( N = 246) and (b) confirmatory factor…
The Power of Sisterhood: The Moderating Role of Womanism in the Discrimination-Distress Link among Women of Color in the United States
Cultural Humility, Cultural Comfort, and Supervision Processes and Outcomes for Bipoc Supervisees
Clinical supervision is a cornerstone of clinical training, and supervision experiences are associated with important outcomes (e.g., stronger working alliances and more trainee disclosures in supervision). Psychology has made strides in understanding how cultural processes unfold in supervision, with the multicultural orientation (MCO) model garnering increasing empirical support, but less is known about the dynamics that occur based on racial d…
Leadership Development in Counseling Psychology: Voices of Leadership Academy Alumni
In 2012, the Society of Counseling Psychology instituted the Leadership Academy (LA) to develop a pipeline of diverse leaders within the Society and the field of psychology. The present study aimed to: (a) better understand the retrospective perceived impact of the training on LA alumni, and (b) provide data about how LA alumni view their leadership development within the context of counseling psychology values. Fourteen LA alumni responded to a …
School climate tolerant of sexual harassment is indirectly related to academic disengagement through peer sexual harassment and feeling safe in high school girls
Although illegal, sexual harassment is endemic in US schools, with students perceiving that school officials ignore complaints of harassment. Research findings have linked school climate tolerant of sexual harassment to peer sexual harassment (PSH) and school outcomes, yet there is a need to better understand these relationships. This cross‐sectional study examined whether there was an indirect effect of school climate tolerant of sexual harassme…
We Were Loving Warriors!”: A Content Analysis of Black Women’s Resistance Within Psychological Science
Though findings are mixed, collective action engagement has been shown to be positively associated with greater academic success, social support, political efficacy, and well-being with racially marginalized individuals. Despite these findings, however, investigations of collective action engagement with Black American adult women within psychological science are scarce. Consistent with Black feminist thought, the construct of resistance may prov…
Psychometric validation and extension of the LGBT people of Color Microaggressions Scale with a sample of sexual minority Bipoc college students
The Feminist Identity Composite: An Examination of Structural Validity With Sexual Minority Women
The Feminist Identity Composite is a commonly used measure of feminist identity development. However, psychometric examinations of this measure with samples of diverse women are lacking. The current study presents the first investigation, to our knowledge, to examine the factor structure of the Feminist Identity Composite with two subsamples of sexual minority women ( N = 402). We used exploratory factor analysis (EFA), partial confirmatory facto…
Replacing Either/Or With Both/And: Illustrations of Perspective Alternation
This article discusses the concept of perspective alternation as an approach that might be helpful in moving through recurrent limitations or impasses within the literature about lesbian, gay, and bisexual people of color and sexual minority populations more broadly. Specifically, perspective alternation is conceptualized as taking on and moving between different perspectives. The authors use perspective alternation as a way to integrate differen…
The minority stress psychological mediation framework and mental health of Latinx sexual minority men: Como se mete debajo de la piel (how it gets under the skin)
The National Institute for Health has designated racial/ethnic minorities and sexual and gender minorities as health disparities populations. Researchers have historically examined these identity groups independently and failed to account for membership in both racial/ethnic and sexual and gender minority groups. As such, Latinx sexual minority populations continue to be understudied in the psychological literature. The minority stress psychologi…
Defining Myself In: My Early Career Journey
This article represents an integration of my personal and professional identities. I begin by discussing some of my salient identities (e.g., multiracial Asian American, cisgender woman, sexual/gender minority ally, first-generation college student) and their impact on my path to academic psychology. I then discuss some of the professional lessons I have learned, including the importance of finding community, clarifying values, and knowing one’s …
A confirmation of the Drive for Muscularity Scale with sexual minority men
Body image and Asian American men: Examination of the Drive for Muscularity Scale
Structures of the Schedules of Racist and Sexist Events: Confirmatory Factor Analyses of African American Women's Responses
Use of the Schedule of Racist Events (SRE; Landrine & Klonoff, 1996 ) and the Schedule of Sexist Events (SSE; Klonoff & Landrine, 1995 ) has advanced research on experiences of perceived racism and sexism. The present study responds to calls for further investigation of the structural properties of data from these instruments and is the first study to do so using (a) responses of African American/Black women ( N = 246) and (b) confirmatory factor…
LGB of Color and White Individuals’ Perceptions of Heterosexist Stigma, Internalized Homophobia, and Outness: Comparisons of Levels and Links
Conceptual discussions about LGB people of color suggest that, compared with White LGB individuals, LGB people of color may be exposed to greater levels of heterosexist stigma and its deleterious correlates (greater risk) or may be more resilient to such stigma (resilience). This study tested tenets of these two perspectives with a sample of 178 LGB persons, about 50% of whom identified as White and 50% as people of color. Findings suggested simi…
Conducting Research With LGB People of Color: Methodological Challenges and Strategies
Methodological barriers have been highlighted as a primary reason for the limited research with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people of color. Thus, strategies for anticipating and addressing potential methodological barriers are needed. To address this need, this article discusses potential challenges associated with conducting research with LGB people of color and describes specific strategies for addressing these challenges. Each step of th…
Replacing Either/Or With Both/And: Illustrations of Perspective Alternation
This article discusses the concept of perspective alternation as an approach that might be helpful in moving through recurrent limitations or impasses within the literature about lesbian, gay, and bisexual people of color and sexual minority populations more broadly. Specifically, perspective alternation is conceptualized as taking on and moving between different perspectives. The authors use perspective alternation as a way to integrate differen…
Centralizing the Experiences of LGB People of Color in Counseling Psychology 1Ψ7
This article introduces the Major Contribution on centralizing the experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people of color in counseling psychology. The roles of LGB people of color in LGB sociopolitical movements and their invisibility in the psychological literature are discussed as a context for this series of articles. This article also discusses the overall aims of the Major Contribution and presents an overview of each of its three …
Navigating the borderlands: The roles of minority stressors, bicultural self-efficacy, and cognitive flexibility in the mental health of bisexual individuals.
The present study examined the relations of minority stressors (i.e., experiences of prejudice, expectations of stigma, internalized biphobia, outness/concealment of bisexuality) as well as posited mental health promoters (i.e., bicultural self-efficacy, cognitive flexibility) with psychological distress and well-being in a sample of 411 bisexual people. Most of the minority stress variables were related positively with psychological distress and…
Perceived Sexist Events and Psychological Distress of Sexual Minority Women of Color: The Moderating Role of Womanism
Scholars have argued that much of the sexism literature has not acknowledged diversity among women, and they have called for more attention to the intersectionality of the multiple marginalized identities of sexual minority women of color (WOC) in particular. With a sample of 182 sexual minority WOC, we examined (a) the links between perceived lifetime and recent sexist events and psychological distress and (b) the potential moderating role in th…
The Protective Power of Collective Action for Sexual Minority Women of Color: An Investigation of Multiple Discrimination Experiences and Psychological Distress
We utilize an additive intersectionality framework in the present study to examine the relations among perceived racism, sexism, and heterosexism and the psychological distress of self-identified sexual minority women of color. Participants ( N = 134) aged 19 to 75 recruited through electronic mailing lists, discussion groups, and virtual communities aimed toward sexual minority women of color completed online surveys. When each form of discrimin…
Approaches to Research on Intersectionality: Perspectives on Gender, LGBT, and Racial/Ethnic Identities
Body image and Asian American men: Examination of the Drive for Muscularity Scale
Universal-diverse orientation in Asian international students: Confirmatory factor analysis of the Miville-Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale, Short Form
Despite apparent relevance to Asian international students, universal-diverse orientation (UDO) has not been psychometrically validated with this population. The current study investigated the most researched UDO measure, the Miville-Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale, Short Form (M-GUDS-S; Fuertes, Miville, Mohr, Sedlacek, & Gretchen, 2000), with 333 Asian international college students. The M-GUDS-S evidenced good reliability and convergent va…
Multiple Oppressions and the Mental Health of Sexual Minority Latina/o Individuals
This study investigated the additive and interactive relations of two forms of external oppression (racist discrimination and heterosexist discrimination) and internalized oppression (internalized racism and internalized heterosexism) with psychological distress, life satisfaction, and self-esteem in a sample of 173 sexual minority Latina/o adults. A combination of external and internalized oppressions was associated uniquely with psychological d…
Some Guidelines for Publishing Quantitative Research in Sex Roles
Cultural humility and racial microaggressions in counseling.
Racial microaggressions may contribute to poor counseling outcomes in racial/ethnic minority clients. The present study examined the occurrence of racial microaggressions in counseling using a large and diverse sample and explored the association between perceived cultural humility of the counselor and racial microaggressions. Racial/ethnic minority participants (N = 2,212) answered questions about the frequency and impact of racial microaggressi…
The injustice gap
Do you even lift, bro?” Objectification, minority stress, and body image concerns for sexual minority men
The Feminist Identity Composite: An Examination of Structural Validity With Sexual Minority Women
The Feminist Identity Composite is a commonly used measure of feminist identity development. However, psychometric examinations of this measure with samples of diverse women are lacking. The current study presents the first investigation, to our knowledge, to examine the factor structure of the Feminist Identity Composite with two subsamples of sexual minority women ( N = 402). We used exploratory factor analysis (EFA), partial confirmatory facto…
The influence of multiple oppressions on women of color’s experiences with insidious trauma
In this study, we examined the relations between multiple forms of oppressive experiences (i.e., racism, sexism, and sexual objectification) and trauma symptoms among Women of Color (WOC). In addition, self-esteem was explored as a partial mediating variable in these links, and ethnic identity strength was proposed to buffer the negative relationship between multiple forms of oppression and self-esteem, and the positive relationship between oppre…
The moral foundations hypothesis does not replicate well in Black samples
The current study examined the generalizability of the moral foundations hypothesis (Graham, Haidt, & Nosek, 2009), which predicts that conservatism will be positively related to the binding foundations (i.e., virtues of ingroup/loyalty, authority/respect, and purity/sanctity). Religiosity has been consistently linked with the binding foundations in predominately White samples, but Black people in the United States are both more religious and mor…
Development of the Experiences of Humility Scale
In three studies, we developed the Experiences of Humility Scale (EHS). In Study 1, we used exploratory factor analysis to determine the factor structure and to reduce items in a sample of undergraduates (N = 200). The EHS had four subscales: Other-orientation, Transcendence, Awareness of Selfishness, and Awareness of Egotism. Study 2 involved an experiment with a second sample of college students (N = 106) that provided initial evidence of const…
Attachment avoidance to God exacerbates the negative effect of tangible resource loss on psychological resource loss
The present study examined the impact of losing tangible resources on psychological resources in a sample of college students (n = 160) affected by Hurricane Katrina. The data was collected approximately five months after the storm. Based on conservation of resources theory, we tested whether the loss of tangible resources (e.g., food, water) would be positively related to the loss of psychological resources (e.g., optimism, hope), and whether th…
A confirmation of the Drive for Muscularity Scale with sexual minority men
Leadership Development in Counseling Psychology: Voices of Leadership Academy Alumni
In 2012, the Society of Counseling Psychology instituted the Leadership Academy (LA) to develop a pipeline of diverse leaders within the Society and the field of psychology. The present study aimed to: (a) better understand the retrospective perceived impact of the training on LA alumni, and (b) provide data about how LA alumni view their leadership development within the context of counseling psychology values. Fourteen LA alumni responded to a …
The multicultural orientation framework: A narrative review.
The psychological study of religion and spirituality in a disaster context: A systematic review.
Psychology (41 works) · Social Psychology (34 works) · Social Psychology (25 works) · Sociology (22 works) · Developmental psychology (17 works) · Gender Studies (15 works) · Clinical Psychology (14 works) · Gender Studies (14 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (14 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (14 works)