Validation of the Multiracial Youth Socialization Brief (MY-Soc-B) Scale with adolescents.

ABSTRACT: The present study validates a brief version of the Multiracial Youth Socialization Scale, the MY-Soc-B, which assesses Multiracial youths' experiences of receiving messages from their caregivers about race and culture. Using a sample of 318 diverse Multiracial American adolescents (M_age = 16.01; SD = 1.30), the original 62 items were reduced to 24 items via an examination of confirmatory factor analyses and conceptual clarity and fit of item content. The model fit strongly supported retaining the eight-factor structure from the original full version. Validity and reliability of the eight subscales (i.e., navigating multiple heritages, Multiracial identity socialization, preparation for monoracism, negative socialization, race-conscious socialization, diversity appreciation socia

SUBMITTER: Atkin AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12789715 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature