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African American Historical Trauma

Creating an Inclusive Measure

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ID4454942
AuthorsKristin N Williams‐washington (American Public University System, corresponding author), Chmaika P Mills (Department of Psychology Howard University)
Year2018
Volume46
Issue4
Pages246-263
Publication date2018-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0883-8534 • E-ISSN: 2161-1912
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jmcd.12113
OpenAlexW2896843469
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited42

Research indicates that race-based discrimination is detrimental to the mental and physical health of African Americans. The authors sought preliminary evidence of internal consistency and factorial validity of an African American Historical Trauma questionnaire administered to 400 participants. Reliability and exploratory factor analyses resulted in 30 items with Cronbach's α = .91. Correlations between factors ranged from .32 to .52. These findings provide a step toward an empirical understanding of African American historical trauma.La investigación indica que la discriminación por motivos de raza es perjudicial para la salud mental y física de las personas afroamericanas. Los autores buscaron pruebas preliminares de consistencia interna y validez factorial de un cuestionario sobre Trauma Histórico Afroamericano administrado a 400 participantes. El análisis de fiabilidad y el análisis factorial exploratorio dieron como resultado 30 ítems con un coeficiente de alfa de Cronbach = .91. Las correlaciones entre los factores variaron de .32 a .52. Estos hallazgos proporcionan un paso adelante hacia la comprensión empírica del trauma histórico de las personas afroamericanas

Art · Cronbach's alpha · Factorial analysis · Humanities · Internal consistency · Psychometrics · Statistics · Clinical Psychology · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

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Unique citing works22
Citations per year3,14
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 21

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