Queering Critical Consciousness: Measurement and Implications of Critical Consciousness Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

We consider critical consciousness among sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth. Factor analytic and measurement invariance analyses were conducted across straight Black and Latinx youth (N = 254), SGM Black and Latinx youth (N = 111), and SGM white youth (N = 458). Factors of critical reflection an...

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Published inResearch in human development Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 264 - 282
Main Authors Burson, Esther, Godfrey, Erin B., Ibrahim, Deanna A., Yoshikawa, Hirokazu, Calzo, Jerel P., Poteat, V. Paul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mahwah Routledge 01.10.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Summary:We consider critical consciousness among sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth. Factor analytic and measurement invariance analyses were conducted across straight Black and Latinx youth (N = 254), SGM Black and Latinx youth (N = 111), and SGM white youth (N = 458). Factors of critical reflection and political efficacy emerged in all groups. Configural and partial metric invariance, but not scalar or residual invariance, were established. Correlations between political efficacy and wellbeing and grades replicated across groups. Critical reflection was associated with grades only for white youth, while critical action was associated with grades only for non-white youth. Implications for measurement and generalizable application of CC with an intersectional lens are discussed.
ISSN:1542-7609
1542-7617
DOI:10.1080/15427609.2024.2412426