TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Cultural Trauma Scale: psychometric evaluation of Black men's beliefs, emotions, and coping
JO  - Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice, and policy
A1  - Gregory, Virgil Lee
A1  - Tucker Edmonds, Joseph
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Racism and gender-based prejudice produce a synergistic and toxic effect that necessitates analysis. There is a need to conduct more research with Black men as their experiences with race-based trauma may differ, given their concurrent disproportionate exposure to other forms of violence. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The study's purpose was to develop items for and evaluate the factor structure and internal consistency of the Cultural Trauma Scale (CuTS) in an exclusive sample of Black men. <br><br>METHOD: Using the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation, Community Alliance for Research Engagement principles, the study was conducted in a context of community-engaged research. Data were collected from individual interviews and focus groups, subject matter experts, and a sample of 150 adult Black men. Principal axis factoring (PAF) was used to determine the factor structure of the scale items. <br><br>RESULTS: Via PAF the final factor structure included five constructs addressing: American and its justice system: cognitive-emotional responses (Cronbach's α =.88), cognitive-behavioral coping (Cronbach's α =.77), willingness to seek cultural trauma treatment (Cronbach's α =.88), tripartite police fear (Cronbach's α =.81), and resilience (Cronbach's α =.61). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The CuTS represents psychometric advancement in the measurement of Black male social justice and healing from cultural trauma. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1942-9681
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001607
ID  - ref1
ER  -