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Africultural Coping Systems Inventory: Psychometrics in a Clinical Sample of African American Women

Journal of Black Psychology, ISSN: 1552-4558, Vol: 46, Issue: 6-7, Page: 457-481
2020
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  • Citations
    8
    • Citation Indexes
      8
  • Captures
    17

Article Description

The Africultural Coping Systems Inventory (ACSI) assesses African Americans’ culturally relevant stress coping strategies. Although its factor structure, reliability, and validity of the scores have been examined across ethnic groups of African descent, psychometric properties have not been investigated in an African American clinical sample. Thus, it is unclear if the ACSI is useful for research with African Americans with distress. To assess the ACSI’s psychometrics, we used data from 193 low-income African American women who in the past year encountered interpersonal trauma and attempted suicide. We tested four models: one-factor, four-factor, four-factor hierarchical, and bifactor. None of the models were optimal, suggesting possible revisions to ACSI items. Yet the bifactor model provided a better fit than other models with items loading onto a general factor and onto specific factors. Internal consistency of the scores was above the recommended criterion (i.e.,.70), and the ACSI general factor was related to depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation (but not alcohol abuse), providing some support for its concurrent validity. Future directions, limitations, and clinical-counseling implications are discussed.

Bibliographic Details

Natalie N. Watson-Singleton; Devon LoParo; Yara Mekawi; Joya N. Hampton-Anderson; Nadine J. Kaslow

SAGE Publications

Social Sciences; Psychology

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