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Development of the Resistance and Empowerment Against Racism (REAR) Scale
Karen L Suyemoto1, Tahirah Abdullah2, Danielle Godon-Decoteau2
1Department of Psychology, Asian American Studies, Critical Ethnic and Community Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston.
Objectives:
This study aimed to develop and validate the Resistance and Empowerment Against Racism (REAR) scale.
Method:
Fifty items developed through processes adapted from Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) were administered to a sample of 723 women and 230 men of color (Asian Americans, Black Americans, Latinx, and Native Americans). We employed exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses using stratified subsamples; examined construct validity of the final REAR scale and subscales; and evaluated 2-week test-retest reliability with a subsample.
Results:
Analyses supported a four-factor model, including Awareness and Relational Resistance; Participation in Resistance Activities and Organizations; Interpersonal Confrontation; and Leadership for Resistance. The REAR demonstrated good test-retest and internal reliability and construct validity.
Conclusions:
Use of the REAR may enable researchers and clinicians to examine how people of color proactively respond to racism through empowered action to challenge racism, and how these responses may moderate the negative effects of racism on psychological well-being. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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