Toward the Development of the Stereotypic Roles for Black Women Scale

By A. Thomas, K. M. Witherspoon, S. Speight. 2004

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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The Misunderstood Schema of the Strong Black Woman: Exploring Its Mental Health Consequences and Coping Responses Among African American Women (2020, methodology): “The Stereotypical Roles for Black Women Scale (SRBWS; Thomas et al., 2004) was used to assess the endorsement of the SBW schema.”
Superwoman Schema: African American Women’s Views on Stress, Strength, and Health (2010, unknown): “…of mental health care among African American women when compared to the general population (Boyd, 1997; Boyd, 1999; Gillespie, 1984; Greene, 1994; Martin, 2002; Mitchell & Herring, 1998; Romero, 2000; Shorter-Gooden & Jackson, 2000; Thomas et al., 2004; Thompson, 2000; Warren, 1994).”
Use of an Intersectional Framework to Understand Black Women’s Racial and Gender Identities (2006, background): “Research has shown that black women who endorse these stereotypic roles have lower self-esteem than those who do not ( Thomas, Witherspoon, & Speight, 2004 ), which illustrates the negative psychological implications of these representations.”
I'm No Jezebel; I am Young, Gifted, and Black: Identity, Sexuality, and Black Girls (2010, methodology): “Original items for the scale were adapted from the SRBW, which examines perceptions and stereotypes of African American women (Thomas et al., 2004).”
Sexual Objectification of Women: Advances to Theory and Research 1ψ7 (2011, background): “…to try to attain these ideals (e.g., coloring or straightening their hair; using cosmetics to achieve a lighter skin tone; dieting, exercising, and/or undergoing plastic surgery to change their body features, shape, and/or size; Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997; Greene, 1994; Thomas et al., 2004).”
Intersectionality in Quantitative Psychological Research (2016, methodology): “For example, A. J. Thomas, Witherspoon, and Speight (2004) designed and evaluated the Stereotypic Roles for Black Women Scale, a 34-item self-report scale, to measure internalized stereotypes about Black women.”
Stress and Mental Health (2015, methodology): “Even the name changes depending on the writer, with similar images to SBW labeled Superwoman, Modern Mammy, Black Lady, and Sojourner Syndrome (Collins, 2004; Mullings, 2002; Wallace, 1990).”
Internalized Racism (2007, background): “In an attempt to measure the extent to which African American women have internalized the stereotypes of Mammy, Jezebel, Sapphire, and Superwomen, Thomas, Witherspoon, and Speight (2004) developed the Stereotypic Roles of Black Women Scale with sufficient psychometric properties.”
“I Had To Be Strong” (2016, background): “, the tendency to appear emotionally unaffected by stressful events) in order for African American women to maintain a façade of strength (Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2007; Black & Peacock, 2011; Jones & Shorter-Gooden, 2003; Thomas et al., 2004; Woods-Giscombé, 2010; Woods-Giscombé & Lobel, 2008).”