Racial Respect

Objective: To investigate the utility of an adapted version of a racial respect scale originally developed for African American youth. We modified the scales for gender-specific use with adult African Americans, and added a subscale to assess racial respect related to romantic partnerships. The current study seeks to investigate the relationship between the reliability and construct validity of the racial respect scale and a measure encompassing 4 theorized adaptive and maladaptive identity types, the Perceptions of African American Experience (PAAX). The study authors also investigate the hypothesized relationship between racial respect and health outcomes and mental health adjustment. Method: The newly developed African American Respect Scale –Women (AARS-W) and African American Respect Scale – Men (AARS-M) are psychometrically tested with samples of adult African Americans (N = 278) recruited in 3 U.S. cities: Portland, Oregon; St. Louis, Missouri; and Washington, D.C., which were selected to represent the diversity in East Coast, Midwest, and West Coast populations. Results: Findings from the current study provide evidence that racial respect predicts prosocial adaptive identity and is associated with participation in prosocial activities and positive health outcomes while the lack of it predicts maladaptive identity and poor mental health adjustment as well as the lack of access to the social determinants of health such as adequate education and employment opportunities. Conclusions: Social workers working with adult African Americans will find the results from the current study helpful in their professional practice

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