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11 - The Development of the Contemporary Critical Consciousness Measure-Short

from Part II - Measurement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2023

By
Richard Q. Shin ,
Shereen Ashai ,
Manuel Teran Hernandez ,
Yun Lu ,
Brian Keum  and
Sarah Essner
Edited by
Luke J. Rapa  and
Erin B. Godfrey
Luke J. Rapa
Affiliation:
Clemson University, South Carolina
Erin B. Godfrey
Affiliation:
New York University
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Summary

The purpose of this project was to develop a brief, integrated measure that combines two previously published critical consciousness (CC) measures; the Contemporary Critical Consciousness Measure (CCCM (Shin et al., 2016) and CCCMII (Shin et al., 2018). This new measure is intended to assess awareness and attitudes related to various systemic, institutionalized forms of discrimination. Data from 475 participants provided initial reliability evidence for the Contemporary Critical Consciousness Measure-S (CCCM-S). Results from exploratory factor analyses suggest that the final 24-item CCCM-S provides a general index of CC as well as assesses CC specifically associated with racism, classism, heterosexism, ableism, and sexism/cis-sexism. Results support the internal consistency and factor structure of the measure. Future directions for research, training, and counseling implications are discussed.

Keywords

critical consciousnessracismclassismheterosexismableismsexismcissexismintersectionality
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Critical Consciousness
Expanding Theory and Measurement
 , pp. 287 - 308
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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