Choi Andrew Young, Israel Tania, Maeda Hotaka
Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
J Couns Psychol. 2017 Jan;64(1):52-64. doi: 10.1037/cou0000183.
This article presents the development and psychometric evaluation of the Internalized Racism in Asian Americans Scale (IRAAS), which was designed to measure the degree to which Asian Americans internalized hostile attitudes and negative messages targeted toward their racial identity. Items were developed on basis of prior literature, vetted through expert feedback and cognitive interviews, and administered to 655 Asian American participants through Amazon Mechanical Turk. Exploratory factor analysis with a random subsample (n = 324) yielded a psychometrically robust preliminary measurement model consisting of 3 factors: Self-Negativity, Weakness Stereotypes, and Appearance Bias. Confirmatory factor analysis with a separate subsample (n = 331) indicated that the proposed correlated factors model was strongly consistent with the observed data. Factor determinacies were high and demonstrated that the specified items adequately measured their intended factors. Bifactor modeling further indicated that this multidimensionality could be univocally represented for the purpose of measurement, including the use of a mean total score representing a single continuum of internalized racism on which individuals vary. The IRAAS statistically predicted depressive symptoms, and demonstrated statistically significant correlations in theoretically expected directions with four dimensions of collective self-esteem. These results provide initial validity evidence supporting the use of the IRAAS to measure aspects of internalized racism in this population. Limitations and research implications are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record
本文介绍了亚裔美国人内化种族主义量表（IRAAS）的开发和心理测量评估，该量表旨在测量亚裔美国人将针对其种族身份的敌对态度和负面信息内化的程度。项目基于先前的文献开发，通过专家反馈和认知访谈进行审核，并通过亚马逊土耳其机器人平台向655名亚裔美国参与者施测。对一个随机子样本（n = 324）进行探索性因素分析，得出了一个心理测量稳健的初步测量模型，该模型由3个因素组成：自我否定、弱点刻板印象和外貌偏见。对另一个子样本（n = 331）进行验证性因素分析表明，所提出的相关因素模型与观测数据高度一致。因素确定性较高，表明指定的项目充分测量了其预期因素。双因素建模进一步表明，为了测量目的，这种多维性可以明确表示，包括使用一个平均总分来代表内化种族主义的单一连续体，个体在这个连续体上存在差异。IRAAS在统计上预测了抑郁症状，并在理论预期方向上与集体自尊的四个维度显示出统计学上的显著相关性。这些结果提供了初步的效度证据，支持使用IRAAS来测量该人群内化种族主义的各个方面。讨论了研究的局限性和意义。（PsycINFO数据库记录）
