This article describes the development and validation for a measure designed to assess the importance and meaning of Black history-the Scale of Black History Consciousness (SBHC)-in two independently recruited samples of African descent adults. After iterative exploratory (n = 350) and confirmatory (n = 366) factor analytic procedures, a 12-item measure, with scores of two internally consistent factors (sociopolitical beliefs and empowerment beliefs), emerged as the most parsimonious and psychometrically sound. An assessment of scalar measurement invariance using multiple indicators multiple causes modeling indicated that SBHC factors did not differ across racial-ethnic identification or generational status. Validity evidence was established through an examination of bivariate correlations of the SBHC factors with race centrality and impression management. Additionally, participants who endorsed being in environments where learning about Black history was emphasized reported higher SBHC scores than their counterparts who were not exposed to these environments demonstrating known-groups validity. These results provide initial support for the validity and reliability of the SBHC. Findings from this study advance scholarship about the psychological importance of Black history, and the SBHC can contribute to investigations of African descent adults' beliefs about the value of Black history in their lives. Recommendations for further scale development research and practice applications of the SBHC are also discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译：

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黑人历史的意义：黑人历史意识量表的发展和验证。


本文介绍了一项旨在评估黑人历史重要性和意义的措施——黑人历史意识量表 （SBHC）——在两个独立招募的非洲裔成年人样本中的开发和验证。在迭代探索性 （n = 350） 和验证性 （n = 366） 因素分析程序之后，一个包含 12 个项目的测量，其中包含两个内部一致的因素（社会政治信念和赋权信念）的分数，成为最简洁和心理测量最合理的。使用多个指标多原因模型对标量测量不变性的评估表明，SBHC 因素在种族-民族认同或代际地位方面没有差异。通过检查 SBHC 因素与种族中心性和印象管理的双变量相关性来建立有效性证据。此外，赞成处于强调了解黑人历史的环境中的参与者报告的 SBHC 分数高于未暴露于这些环境的参与者，这表明已知群体的有效性。这些结果为 SBHC 的有效性和可靠性提供了初步支持。这项研究的结果推进了关于黑人历史心理重要性的学术研究，SBHC 有助于调查非洲裔成年人对黑人历史在其生活中的价值的看法。还讨论了 SBHC 进一步规模化开发研究和实践应用的建议。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 （c） 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。