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Development and validation of the Internalized Racial Oppression Scale for Black individuals

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ID8095857
AuthorsTamba-Kuii M Bailey (0000-0001-6651-5996, corresponding author), Y Barry Chung, Wendi S Williams, Anneliese A Singh (0000-0001-5606-962X), Heather K Terrell
Year2011
Volume58
Issue4
Pages481-493
Publication date2011-07-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Counseling Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0167 • E-ISSN: 1939-2168
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/a0023585
PMID21728412
OpenAlexW2149987885
LanguageEN
Citations received40
References cited13

This article describes the development and validation of the Internalized Racial Oppression Scale (IROS) for Black individuals in 2 studies using a total sample of 468 Black college students. The IROS is intended to measure the degree to which racial oppression is internalized and replicated by Black individuals in the United States. An exploratory factor analysis suggested a five-factor solution: Belief in the Biased Representation of History (BRH), Devaluation of the African Worldview and Motifs (DAW), Alteration of Physical Appearance (APA), Internalization of Negative Stereotypes (INS), and Hair Change (HC). Confirmatory factory analysis supported an adequate model fit of a four-factor model: BRH, APA, INS, and HC. All factors of the IROS were positively correlated with the Pre-Encounter subscale of the Racial Identity Attitude Scale (RIAS-B; J. E. Helms & T. A. Parham, 1996), and 4 of the factors were negatively correlated with the Immersion/Emersion subscale of the RIAS-B. Four factors of the IROS were negatively correlated with all subscales and total scores of the African Self-Consciousness Scale (J. A. Baldwin & Y. R. Bell, 1985). These results provide some support of the validity of the IROS

Confirmatory factor analysis · Developmental psychology · Exploratory factor analysis · Oppression · Psychometrics · Scale (ratio · Structural equation modeling · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Higher Education Research Studies · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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