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Researchers developed a new instrument to measure critical consciousness, assessing individuals' readiness for social change. This tool evaluates four key constructs, aiding public health and social science interventions.

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  • Social Sciences
  • Public Health
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Critical consciousness, rooted in Freire's praxis, is vital for community-level social change addressing health disparities.
  • Existing instruments lack comprehensive measurement of critical consciousness constructs for intervention research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate an instrument measuring four key constructs of critical consciousness: passive adaptation, emotional engagement, cognitive awakening, and intentions to act.
  • To provide public health and social science researchers with a tool for assessing individual readiness for social change.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies (June 2018, October 2019) with distinct cohorts recruited via Amazon's Mechanical Turk.
  • Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) for initial data evaluation and model fit determination.
  • Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for construct validity verification in the retest cohort.

Main Results:

  • The developed instrument demonstrated adequate construct validity with a good model fit.
  • Factor analyses confirmed the theoretical 4-factor structure of critical consciousness.
  • The instrument effectively measures passive adaptation, emotional engagement, cognitive awakening, and intentions to act.

Conclusions:

  • The validated instrument reliably measures critical consciousness at an individual level.
  • This tool supports researchers in evaluating community and individual readiness for social change interventions.
  • Findings confirm the theoretical framework of critical consciousness as a multi-construct phenomenon.