Racial Microaggressions on Christian Campuses: Instrument Development and Exploratory Factor Analysis

The severity or impact of racial microaggressions can differ based on an individual's contextual factors. Specifically, people of color in a Christian context face unique racialized experiences that may not be adequately captured by existing measures of racial microaggressions. This study seeks...

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Published in:Christian higher education (London, UK) UK), 2021-10, Vol.20 (5), p.325-340
Main Authors: Kim, Paul Youngbin, Kendall, Dana L., Bau, Katharine E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Christian universities
Christianity
College campuses
Colleges & universities
Cultural identity
Factor Structure
measure development
Microaggressions
Minority students
Racial discrimination
racial microaggressions
Religious Colleges
students of color
Undergraduate Students
Universities
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Summary:The severity or impact of racial microaggressions can differ based on an individual's contextual factors. Specifically, people of color in a Christian context face unique racialized experiences that may not be adequately captured by existing measures of racial microaggressions. This study seeks to develop and examine the factor structure of a measure of racial microaggressions experienced by students of color in Christian colleges and universities called Racial Microaggressions on Christian Campuses (RMCC). We predicted that this measure would be correlated with decreased self-esteem and life satisfaction. Additionally, we predicted that racial microaggressions would be correlated with ethnic identity, with individuals with stronger ethnic identities being more likely to report racial microaggressions. Results based on 300 U.S. racial/ethnic minority undergraduate students enrolled in Christian colleges and universities indicated preliminary evidence of a two-factor structure for the RMCC. Factor 1 called RMCC-Misguided reflected receiving misguided solutions to racism, while Factor 2 named RMCC-Critical reflected receiving criticism in racialized messages. RMCC-Misguided, RMCC-Critical, and RMCC-Total (RMCC-Misguided and RMCC-Critical combined) were all positively and significantly associated with ethnic identity. The RMCC can be a useful tool for researchers who are interested in assessing the experiences of racial discrimination specific to Christian colleges and universities.
ISSN:1536-3759
1539-4107
DOI:10.1080/15363759.2020.1871120