Unpacking the Construct of Dysregulated Behaviors Using Variable-Centered and Person-Centered Analytic Approaches
In: Substance use & misuse: an international interdisciplinary forum, Band 57, Heft 4, S. 603-612
ISSN: 1532-2491
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In: Substance use & misuse: an international interdisciplinary forum, Band 57, Heft 4, S. 603-612
ISSN: 1532-2491
In: Cultural diversity and ethnic minority psychology, Band 24, Heft 3, S. 346-362
ISSN: 1939-0106
In: Cultural diversity and ethnic minority psychology, Band 28, Heft 4, S. 544-556
ISSN: 1939-0106
In: Race and social problems, Band 11, Heft 4, S. 299-307
ISSN: 1867-1756
In: Cultural diversity and ethnic minority psychology, Band 22, Heft 3, S. 322-332
ISSN: 1939-0106
In: Analyses of social issues and public policy, Band 21, Heft 1, S. 557-578
ISSN: 1530-2415
AbstractDeveloping psychometrically validated assessment tools to examine social and intergroup processes related to COVID‐19 is fundamental for creating interventions that reduce the spread of this virus. Thus, this manuscript aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of a new measure, Assessment of COVID‐19 Attitudes and Behaviors (ACAB), that assesses COVID‐19‐related attitudes (e.g., about physical distancing, xenophobia), behaviors (e.g., helping others versus prioritizing own needs), and beliefs (e.g., about others' roles in spreading COVID‐19). We used exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA, CFA) to provide factor analytic support and Fisher's r‐to‐z transformation to provide construct validity evidence. EFA revealed and CFA confirmed a four‐factor structure of social distancing adjustment, self‐prioritization, prosocial behaviors, and belief in conspiracies. Fisher's r‐to‐z transformation provided evidence for the construct validity of the four factors. This psychometrically validated instrument will enhance social science researchers' ability to accurately identify and explicate psychological processes related to COVID‐19.
In: Journal of black studies, Band 51, Heft 7, S. 685-704
ISSN: 1552-4566
Despite increasing rates of suicidality among African American women, relatively little is known about culturally-specific factors relevant to their suicidality. Thus, our objectives were to: (1) determine whether previously-identified racial identity profiles replicated in a clinical sample of African American women and (2) examine whether profiles differed on suicidal ideation, hopelessness, and depressive symptoms. In a sample of 198 low-income, African American women ( Mage = 36), latent profile analysis supported a 5-class solution: Undifferentiated (average on all subscales), Detached (lower than the average on most subscales), Afrocentric (low public regard, high nationalism), Multiculturalist (high public regard, private regard, centrality), and Alienated (markedly lower than average on all subscales). Subgroups with higher racial group identification and more positive feelings about being African American endorsed less suicidal ideation and hopelessness than other subgroups. This study characterizes patterns of racial identity among a clinical sample and offers insights into how subgroups of individuals with different combinations of racial identity may be more likely to experience suicidality.