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Development and Validation of a Preliminary Measure of African American Women’s Gender Role Beliefs

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Gender role beliefs of African American women differ from those of women in other ethnic/racial groups and a culturally valid measure of their gender role beliefs is needed. Three studies were conducted to develop a preliminary measure. In Study 1, focus groups were conducted with a community and college sample of 44 African American women. Transcripts reviewed resulted in an initial pool of 40 items. These items were reviewed by an expert panel and 18 items were retained. In Study 2, an exploratory factor analysis was computed with data from 94 African American female college students. The 18 items were included along with measures to assess convergent and discriminant validity. Nine items were retained. These nine items comprised two subscales labeled Agency and Caretaking. The scales demonstrated good internal consistency and convergent and discriminant validity. In Study 3, a confirmatory factor analysis was computed with a different sample of 184 African American female college students. The confirmatory factor analysis showed acceptable fit for the two-factor structure of Agency and Caretaking.

Source: Journal of Black Psychology

DOI: 10.1177/0095798415576614

Authors: Faye Z. Belgrave, Jasmine A. Abrams, Kristina B. Hood, Melanie P. Moore, Anh B. Nguyen

Institutions: Virginia Commonwealth University, Mississippi State University, United States Food and Drug Administration

Language: English

Topic: Gender Roles and Identity Studies

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institutes of Health