Toward the Development of the Stereotypic Roles for Black Women Scale

Thomas, Anita Jones; Witherspoon, Karen McCurtis; Speight, Suzette L.

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Toward the Development of the Stereotypic Roles for Black Women Scale

Thomas, Anita Jones, Witherspoon, Karen McCurtis, Speight, Suzette L.·2004·Journal of Black Psychology

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Preliminary findings on the validation of the Stereotypic Roles for Black Women Scale (SRBWS) are presented. A sample of 186 African American women took the SRBWS along with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Racial Identity Attitude Scale–B. A confirmatory factor analysis supported a four-factor structure of the scale, and moderate reliability estimates were found for each of the interrelated but distinct subscales. Stepwise regression analyses revealed that Mammy and Sapphire images were significant predictors of self-esteem scores and that the internalized stereotypic roles contributed unique variance over racial identity attitudes in understanding self-esteem in Black women. Suggestions for future research and validation of the SRBWS are discussed.

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Authors: Thomas, A. J., Witherspoon, K. M., & Speight, S. L.
Affiliations: Northeastern Illinois University (US)
Chicago State University (US)
Loyola University Chicago (US)
ORCID: Thomas, Anita Jones
Venue: Journal of Black Psychology
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2004-08
Volume: 30
Issue: 3
Pages: 426-442
ISSN: 0095-7984 (ISSN-L)
1552-4558
DOI: 10.1177/0095798404266061
OpenAlex: W2109669216
Cited by: 221
References: 47
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 20 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 7
FWCI: 10.13
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Black Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords: internalized racism, racial stereotypes, self-esteem, racial identity attitudes, African American women, scale validation, factor structure

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