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Factor structure of the critical consciousness scale in juvenile legal system‐involved boys and girls
Author(s) -
Singh Sukhmani,
Javdani Shabnam,
Berezin McKenzie N.,
Sichel Corianna E.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.22362
Subject(s) - psychology , juvenile , egalitarianism , critical consciousness , scale (ratio) , consciousness , developmental psychology , population , social psychology , clinical psychology , demography , sociology , political science , neuroscience , law , biology , pedagogy , genetics , physics , quantum mechanics , politics
The Critical Consciousness Scale (CCS) is a recently developed and validated measure for use with low‐income, diverse adolescents. However, research on the psychometric properties of this scale with juvenile legal system‐involved youth is lacking. This study examines the psychometric properties of the critical reflection subscales of the CCS in a cross‐sectional sample of 206 youth (48% girls) involved in the juvenile legal system to investigate (a) the factor structure of the critical reflection subscales of the CCS compared to existing adolescent samples, and (b) the extent to which critical reflection demonstrates measurement equivalence between boys and girls. Findings indicate (a) congruence with the previous literature on critical reflection but for system‐involved girls, and (b) a difference in the structural relationships between perceived inequality and egalitarianism by gender. This study contributes to the nascent, psychometric literature on measures of critical consciousness in an underrepresented and unique adolescent population.