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The Parental Afrocentric Socialization Scale: A development and validation study with Black emerging adults.
Husain Lateef1, Francine Jellesma1, Baffour Boaten Boahen-Boaten1
1Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis.
Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology
|December 12, 2024
Summary
A new Parental Afrocentric Socialization Scale (PASS) was developed to measure key cultural strengths like ntu, luvila, imani, and ubuntu. This scale supports Afrocentric research and intervention evaluation.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Cultural Studies
Background:
- Afrocentric socialization is crucial for understanding cultural identity and well-being.
- Existing measures may not fully capture the nuances of Afrocentric socialization.
- There is a need for a validated instrument to assess Afrocentric socialization in diverse populations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate the Parental Afrocentric Socialization Scale (PASS).
- To provide a reliable and valid measure for assessing specific components of Afrocentric socialization.
- To support further research and evaluation of Afrocentric interventions.
Main Methods:
- Item pool generation from existing measures, refined by expert opinion.
- Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) on a male sample (n=202).
- Second EFA, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) on a larger sample (n=748), and validation procedures.
Main Results:
- The PASS demonstrated a reliable factor structure assessing ntu, luvila, imani, and ubuntu.
- The factor structure was found to be sex-invariant.
- The scale exhibited good reliability and validity.
Conclusions:
- The PASS effectively measures key dimensions of Afrocentric socialization.
- Correlations with ethnic identity, flourishing, career aspirations, and collectivism support the PASS validity.
- The PASS offers a valuable new tool for Afrocentric research and practice.
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