The construction of the African American men's gendered racism stress inventory (amgrasi)
by Schwing, Alison E., Ph.D., INDIANA UNIVERSITY, 2011, 94 pages; 3488214

Abstract:

AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN’S GENDERED RACISM STRESS INVENTORY (AMGRASI) African American men encounter unique experiences of stereotypes and racism (Hall, 2001; Majors & Billson, 1993; Turner, 1977). However, to date, conceptualizations and measures of racism-related stress have not adequately accounted for these unique experiences. Furthermore, although theories of masculinity provide useful conceptualizations of the stressful consequences of men’s masculinity experiences, they do not account for the unique gendered racism stress experienced by men of color. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop and test the psychometric properties of a measure of gendered racism stress for African American men. I developed the 15-item African American Men’s Gendered Racism Stress Inventory (AMGRaSI), a self-report instrument for African American men. An exploratory factor analysis supported a three-factor structure with factors corresponding to gendered racism stress associated with (a) stereotypes of African American men as physically and sexually violent (Violence Subscale), (b) financially and emotionally uninvolved fathers (Absent Fatherhood Subscale), and (c) gifted at/interested in sports (Sports Subscale). Initial evidence for the reliability and validity of the AMGRaSI is also provided.

 
AdviserSusan Whiston
SchoolINDIANA UNIVERSITY
SourceDAI/B 73-04, p. , Jan 2012
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsAfrican American studies; Counseling psychology; Gender studies
Publication Number3488214
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