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Adaptation and validation of the whiteness scale: The impact of whiteness on mental health decision-making in Portugal
| Resumo: | ABSTRACT: Whiteness, as a pervasive mechanism underlying racialized social dynamics, remains largely underexplored in post-colonial contexts like Portugal. This dissertation adapts and validates the Whiteness Scale for the Portuguese context, advancing theoretical discussions on how Whiteness operates within a society still grappling with the legacies of colonialism. Across five studies, we provide rigorous evidence for the scale’s validity and reliability. Studies 1a and 1b (n = 54) focused on item development and content validation through expert evaluations and pre-testing within the target population. Study 2 (n = 255) identified a unidimensional factor structure, demonstrating strong internal consistency, and providing convergent and discriminant validity by showing associations with biological racism and social dominance orientation, while being unrelated to external motivation to avoid prejudice. Study 3 (n = 306) confirmed this factor structure, further linking Whiteness to Lusotropicalism and political conservatism, while showing no associations with physical traits such as sleep patterns. Study 4 (n = 244) established criterion validity, revealing that higher levels of Whiteness were associated with reduced perceptions of psychological distress and a lower likelihood of recommending supportive actions (i.e., medical leave) for Black (vs White) patients. Collectively, these studies offer compelling evidence of the scale’s construct validity, providing an important instrument for understanding how Whiteness perpetuates racial inequalities in clinical and healthcare settings, and beyond. |
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| Autores principais: | Oliveira, Júlia da Silva Pereira de |
| Assunto: | Branquitude Privilégio Identidade branca Racismo Escala Whiteness Privilege White identity Racism Scale |
| Ano: | 2024 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Ispa-Instituto Universitário |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório do Ispa - Instituto Universitário |
| Resumo: | ABSTRACT: Whiteness, as a pervasive mechanism underlying racialized social dynamics, remains largely underexplored in post-colonial contexts like Portugal. This dissertation adapts and validates the Whiteness Scale for the Portuguese context, advancing theoretical discussions on how Whiteness operates within a society still grappling with the legacies of colonialism. Across five studies, we provide rigorous evidence for the scale’s validity and reliability. Studies 1a and 1b (n = 54) focused on item development and content validation through expert evaluations and pre-testing within the target population. Study 2 (n = 255) identified a unidimensional factor structure, demonstrating strong internal consistency, and providing convergent and discriminant validity by showing associations with biological racism and social dominance orientation, while being unrelated to external motivation to avoid prejudice. Study 3 (n = 306) confirmed this factor structure, further linking Whiteness to Lusotropicalism and political conservatism, while showing no associations with physical traits such as sleep patterns. Study 4 (n = 244) established criterion validity, revealing that higher levels of Whiteness were associated with reduced perceptions of psychological distress and a lower likelihood of recommending supportive actions (i.e., medical leave) for Black (vs White) patients. Collectively, these studies offer compelling evidence of the scale’s construct validity, providing an important instrument for understanding how Whiteness perpetuates racial inequalities in clinical and healthcare settings, and beyond. |
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