Measuring Privileged Identity in Educational Environments: Development and Validation of the Privileged Identity Exploration Scale
The present study describes the development and validation of an instrument to measure defensive reactions individuals display in difficult dialogues while exploring privileged identities and interacting across difference. The increased focus on difficult dialogues when exploring privileged social i...
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| author | Sherry K. Watt John A. Mueller Eugene T. Parker Rebecca Neel Kira Pasquesi Cindy A. Kilgo Amanda L. Mollet Duhita Mahatmya Multicultural Initiatives Consortium |
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| description | The present study describes the development and validation of an instrument to measure defensive reactions individuals display in difficult dialogues while exploring privileged identities and interacting across difference. The increased focus on difficult dialogues when exploring privileged social identities in educational environments points to a need for the Privileged Identity Exploration Scale (PIE-S). The Privileged Identity Exploration Model (PIE) (Watt, College Student Affairs Journal., 2007, 26, 114–126; Watt et al., Counselor Education and Supervision., 2009, 49, 86–105) identifies eight defensive reactions. Using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, we identified and confirmed four constructs of privileged identity exploration that students exhibit when interacting across social differences, the PIE Scale (PIE-S). We provide a brief overview of the development of the PIE-S, as well as future directions for research and applications to training and facilitation in various educational settings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-896c4ea9cadd49c18186e0717b4e1c282022-12-21T21:29:36ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Education2504-284X2021-07-01610.3389/feduc.2021.620827620827Measuring Privileged Identity in Educational Environments: Development and Validation of the Privileged Identity Exploration ScaleSherry K. Watt0John A. Mueller1Eugene T. Parker2Rebecca Neel3Kira Pasquesi4Cindy A. Kilgo5Amanda L. Mollet6Duhita Mahatmya7Multicultural Initiatives ConsortiumDepartment of Educational Policy and Leadership Studies, College of Education, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United StatesDepartment of Student Affairs in Higher Education, College of Education and Communications, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, United StatesDepartment of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education and Human Sciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaCU Engage, School of Education, University of Colorado–Boulder, Boulder, CO, United StatesDepartment of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United StatesDepartment of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education and Human Sciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United StatesDepartment of Educational Policy and Leadership Studies, College of Education, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United StatesThe present study describes the development and validation of an instrument to measure defensive reactions individuals display in difficult dialogues while exploring privileged identities and interacting across difference. The increased focus on difficult dialogues when exploring privileged social identities in educational environments points to a need for the Privileged Identity Exploration Scale (PIE-S). The Privileged Identity Exploration Model (PIE) (Watt, College Student Affairs Journal., 2007, 26, 114–126; Watt et al., Counselor Education and Supervision., 2009, 49, 86–105) identifies eight defensive reactions. Using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, we identified and confirmed four constructs of privileged identity exploration that students exhibit when interacting across social differences, the PIE Scale (PIE-S). We provide a brief overview of the development of the PIE-S, as well as future directions for research and applications to training and facilitation in various educational settings.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.620827/fulldifficult dialoguesidentityracestudent affairsscale developmentdefenses |
| spellingShingle | Sherry K. Watt John A. Mueller Eugene T. Parker Rebecca Neel Kira Pasquesi Cindy A. Kilgo Amanda L. Mollet Duhita Mahatmya Multicultural Initiatives Consortium Measuring Privileged Identity in Educational Environments: Development and Validation of the Privileged Identity Exploration Scale Frontiers in Education difficult dialogues identity race student affairs scale development defenses |
| title | Measuring Privileged Identity in Educational Environments: Development and Validation of the Privileged Identity Exploration Scale |
| title_full | Measuring Privileged Identity in Educational Environments: Development and Validation of the Privileged Identity Exploration Scale |
| title_fullStr | Measuring Privileged Identity in Educational Environments: Development and Validation of the Privileged Identity Exploration Scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring Privileged Identity in Educational Environments: Development and Validation of the Privileged Identity Exploration Scale |
| title_short | Measuring Privileged Identity in Educational Environments: Development and Validation of the Privileged Identity Exploration Scale |
| title_sort | measuring privileged identity in educational environments development and validation of the privileged identity exploration scale |
| topic | difficult dialogues identity race student affairs scale development defenses |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.620827/full |
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