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TitleExploratory factor analysis of African self-consciousness scale scores
NameBhagwat, Ranjit (author), Kelly, Shalonda (chair), Karlin, Robert (internal member), Bry, Brenna (internal member), Rutgers University, Graduate School - New Brunswick,
Degree Date2009-10
Date Created2009
SubjectPsychology,
African Americans--Race identity,
African Americans--Psychology,
Afrocentrism
DescriptionThe current study is an exploratory factor analysis of the African Self-Consciousness Scale (ASCS), a 42-item self-report measure of Afrocentricity, or the degree to which African American individuals espouse African-centered cultural, social, and political identities. Previous research has produced inconsistent results regarding the latent dimensionality and psychometric properties of the ASCS. With a sample of 348 African Americans, the current study conducts a methodologically rigorous exploratory factor analysis of ASCS scores. The study also examines convergent validity of the measure as compared to a measure of African Americans’ endorsements of negative stereotypes of Blacks. Factor analysis produced strong support for a two-factor model of the ASCS. Further support for the validity of the ASCS was found when the factor assessing non-Afrocentric or anti-Afrocentric beliefs correlated significantly with the measure of stereotypes. This evidence strongly suggests that the ASCS is not a unidimensional measure. Implications of these findings for the use of the ASCS and recommendations for further investigation are discussed.
NoteM.S.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 33-36)
Noteby Ranjit Bhagwat
Genretheses
Persistent URLhttp://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.2/rucore10001600001.ETD.000051783
Languageeng
CollectionGraduate School - New Brunswick Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work