Preliminary Validation of the 'Plausibility of Intraracial Marriage Scale': A Study of Upwardly Mobile African American Women
Institution: | University of Maryland |
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Year: | 2016 |
Posted: | 02/05/2017 |
Record ID: | 2072330 |
Full text PDF: | http://hdl.handle.net/1903/18668 |
Like many Americans, African American women often view marriage as an important life goal; however, it is likely that many also view it as one that is out of reach (Dixon, 2009; Wallace, 2014). The present study sought to address this issue by developing a new measure to assess African American women’s experiences in this regard in hopes of shedding light on how it impacts their dating and mating experiences. A total of 251 heterosexual African American women who were either enrolled in college or who had completed some form of postsecondary education completed an online survey assessing a variety of topics including their attitudes and emotions regarding a shortage of marriageable men, their standards to marry, and their willingness to date interracially. Results from this study established preliminary construct validity for a new scale assessing African American women’s attitudes and emotions about the shortage of “marriageable” African American men. Advisors/Committee Members: Smith Bynum, Mia (advisor).