Lardier David T, Opara Ijeoma, Garcia-Reid Pauline, Reid Robert J
Department of Individual, Family, and Community Education, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
Child Adolesc Social Work J. 2020 Apr;37(2):179-193. doi: 10.1007/s10560-019-00647-2. Epub 2020 Jan 8.
Empowerment is a higher order multilevel framework used to evaluate individuals, groups, organizations, and communities as they engage in the practice and execution of the participatory process. The cognitive component of psychological empowerment (PE) has been examined through the Cognitive Empowerment Scale (CES); however, this scale has yet to be specifically tested to assess differences between African American/Black and Hispanic/Latinx urban youth. This study tested the factor structure of the CES using Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) through AMOS Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Software among a sample of African American/Black and Hispanic/Latinx urban youth (=383). Analyses also assessed the association intrapersonal PE and psychological sense of community (SOC) had with CE. Results support the multidimensionality of the CES as a measure of cognitive PE, with no significant differences noted between groups. Findings also contribute to the field of social work and encourage the promotion of youth-work that enables these young people to foster a critical read of their social world in order to build a path toward engaging in social change.
赋权是一个高阶多层次框架，用于评估个人、群体、组织和社区参与参与式过程的实践和执行情况。心理赋权（PE）的认知成分已通过认知赋权量表（CES）进行了检验；然而，该量表尚未经过专门测试以评估非裔美国/黑人与西班牙裔/拉丁裔城市青年之间的差异。本研究通过AMOS结构方程模型（SEM）软件，使用多组验证性因素分析（CFA）对非裔美国/黑人与西班牙裔/拉丁裔城市青年样本（n = 383）进行CES的因素结构测试。分析还评估了个人内在PE和社区心理归属感（SOC）与CE的关联。结果支持CES作为认知PE度量的多维性，两组之间未发现显著差异。研究结果也为社会工作领域做出了贡献，并鼓励推动青年工作，使这些年轻人能够批判性地审视他们的社会世界，从而为参与社会变革开辟道路。
