Initial Development of the Race-Based Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale: Assessing the Emotional Impact of Racism
Initial Development of the Race-Based Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale: Assessing the Emotional Impact of Racism
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DOI：
10.1037/a0025911
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发表时间：
2013-01-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Williams, Bryant
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作者：
Carter, Robert T.;Mazzula, Silvia;Williams, Bryant
本文介绍了基于种族的创伤性应激症状量表（RBTSSS）的发展，旨在评估心理和情绪压力反应的种族主义和种族歧视的措施。量表项目来自现有的种族相关压力和创伤模型的测量，并在330个种族异质性（例如，黑人、白色、亚洲人和西班牙人）成人样本。探索性因素分析与斜旋转揭示了一个52项措施，包括7个尺度;抑郁，愤怒，身体反应，回避，侵入，过度警觉/觉醒，低自尊。这些发现与基于种族的创伤应激概念模型相关的症状群一致。RBTSSS为心理健康专业人员提供了一种评估种族主义和种族歧视情绪反应的方法，从而为咨询评估增加了一种工具。咨询和未来的研究的影响进行了讨论。
The paper describes the development of the Race-Based Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale (RBTSSS), a measure designed to assess the psychological and emotional stress reactions to racism and racial discrimination. Scale items were derived from existing measures of race-related stress and models of trauma, and were tested on a 330 racially heterogeneous (e.g., Blacks, White, Asian, and Hispanic) adult sample. Exploratory Factor Analyses with oblique rotations revealed a 52-item measure consisting of seven scales; Depression, Anger, Physical Reactions, Avoidance, Intrusion, Hypervigilance/Arousal, and Low Self-Esteem. The findings are consistent with symptom clusters associated with the conceptual model of race-based traumatic stress. The RBTSSS adds a tool to counseling assessment by providing mental health professionals a way to assess the emotional reactions of racism and racial discrimination. Implications for counseling and future research are discussed.