Initial Development and Psychometric Properties of the Youth Racism-Based Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale.

IF 4.2 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Pub Date : 2025-06-13 DOI:10.1080/15374416.2025.2497085

Chardée A Galán, Henry A Willis, Lillian Polanco-Roman, Lorraine Y Howard, Isaac Morales, Asha Rudrabhatla, Adrelys Mateo Santana, Emily N Satinsky

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Objective: Studies demonstrating associations between experiences of racism and traumatic stress symptoms have predominantly been conducted in adults, due in large part to the lack of available tools for assessing racism-based traumatic stress symptoms (RBTSS) in youth. This investigation sought to address this gap by developing and validating the first measure of RBTSS for ethnoracially minoritized adolescents.

Method: The Youth Racism-Based Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale (YRaBTSSS) was developed by drawing on relevant literature. Following iterative refinement based on feedback obtained via focus groups with adolescents, it was tested in two U.S. samples of 12-17-year-old ethnoracially minoritized adolescents (Study 1: n = 401, 50.6% female; Study 2: n = 651; 48.08% female) recruited through CloudResearch. Participants completed a demographic survey, the YRaBTSSS, and measures of trauma, racial/ethnic discrimination, and mental health.

Results: An exploratory factor analysis in Study 1 indicated that the YRaBTSSS is comprised of a single factor representing RBTSS. The final RBTSS scale had excellent internal consistency (α = 0.98) and significant factor loadings (0.72-0.87). The factor structure was replicated in Study 2. The YRaBTSSS demonstrated convergent validity through significant associations with related measures of PTSD symptoms (p < .001) and racial stress (p < .001). Finally, RBTSS were significantly associated with symptoms of anxiety (p < .01), depression (p < .01), and conduct problems (p < .05).

Conclusions: Findings show preliminary evidence for the reliability and validity of the YRaBTSSS. This measure presents new opportunities to investigate the effects of racism on ethnoracially minoritized adolescents from a traumatic stress perspective.

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青少年种族主义创伤应激症状量表的初步编制及其心理测量特征。

目的：证明种族主义经历与创伤应激症状之间关联的研究主要是在成年人中进行的，这在很大程度上是由于缺乏评估青少年种族主义创伤应激症状（RBTSS）的可用工具。本研究旨在通过开发和验证针对少数民族青少年的RBTSS的第一个测量来解决这一差距。方法：参考相关文献编制青少年种族歧视创伤应激症状量表（YRaBTSSS）。在通过青少年焦点小组获得反馈的基础上进行迭代改进后，在两个12-17岁的美国少数民族青少年样本中进行了测试(研究1:n = 401, 50.6%女性；研究2:n = 651；（48.08%为女性）。参与者完成了一项人口调查、YRaBTSSS以及创伤、种族/民族歧视和心理健康的测量。结果：研究1的探索性因子分析表明，YRaBTSSS由代表RBTSS的单一因子组成。最终的RBTSS量表具有良好的内部一致性（α = 0.98）和显著的因子负荷（0.72 ~ 0.87）。因子结构在研究2中重复。YRaBTSSS通过与PTSD症状相关测量的显著相关性显示出收敛效度（p p p p p）。结论：研究结果为YRaBTSSS的信度和效度提供了初步证据。这一措施为从创伤应激角度研究种族主义对少数民族青少年的影响提供了新的机会。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (JCCAP) is the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association. It publishes original contributions on the following topics: (a) the development and evaluation of assessment and intervention techniques for use with clinical child and adolescent populations; (b) the development and maintenance of clinical child and adolescent problems; (c) cross-cultural and sociodemographic issues that have a clear bearing on clinical child and adolescent psychology in terms of theory, research, or practice; and (d) training and professional practice in clinical child and adolescent psychology, as well as child advocacy.