Abstract
Background and Purpose: We utilized the Perceived Racism Scale—Racism on the Job subscale—to assess how frequently Black nurses experienced racism on the job in the past year (ROTJ-Y) and throughout their lifetime (ROTJ-L). We aimed to assess the reliability and assess construct validity of each subscale in a sample of 53 nurses. Methods: Reliability was evaluated using coefficient alphas, item correlations, and interitem correlations. Construct validity was examined using exploratory factor analysis. Results: Results demonstrated that the subscales are reliable and valid. Coefficient alphas for the ROTJ-Y and ROTJ-L were .93 and .91, respectively. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a unidimensional factor for both subscales. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the Racism on the Job subscales are psychometrically sound measures of workplace racism among Black nurses.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 157-164 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Nursing Measurement |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2024 |
Keywords
- African American/Black
- measurement/statistical methods
- nursing
- occupational health
- racism
- registered nurses
- Surveys and Questionnaires/standards
- Attitude of Health Personnel
- Reproducibility of Results
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Factor Analysis, Statistical
- Black or African American/psychology
- Racism/psychology
- Female
- Adult
- Psychometrics/standards
- Workplace/psychology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing