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  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Self-dehumanization lacks sufficient research and validated measurement tools in clinical psychology.
  • Existing measures for self-dehumanization are limited, with no established generalizable self-report scale available.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and validate a new Self-Dehumanization Scale (SDS).
  • To assess the reliability, validity, and factor structure of the SDS across diverse samples.
  • To explore the clinical utility of measuring animalistic and mechanistic self-dehumanization.

Main Methods:

  • Developed an 8-item Self-Dehumanization Scale (SDS) based on dehumanization theory.
  • Conducted three studies with undergraduate, community, and minoritized samples to evaluate the SDS.
  • Administered measures of self-hate, self-esteem, dissociation, discrimination, depression, and suicide risk to assess discriminant and convergent validity.

Main Results:

  • The SDS demonstrated good reliability and a two-factor structure (animalistic and mechanistic) in most studies.
  • The scale showed discriminant validity from related constructs like self-hate and self-esteem.
  • Preliminary findings indicated associations between self-dehumanization, minoritized identities, depression, and suicide risk.

Conclusions:

  • The Self-Dehumanization Scale (SDS) is a reliable and valid measure for assessing animalistic and mechanistic self-dehumanization.
  • The SDS shows potential as a clinical tool for identifying psychopathology, particularly within minoritized populations.
  • Self-dehumanization may serve as a significant indicator for mental health assessment and intervention strategies.