A Brief Black Masculinity Scale and Associations With Stress Coping

Jerell DeCaille, Page D. Dobbs, Rodney Bates, Daniel Larson, College of Public Health and Social Justice, Institute for Healing Justice and Equity, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Center for Public Health and Technology, University of Arkansas, Department of Women, s and Gender Studies, University of Oklahoma

Journal of Black Psychology

Published online on December 22, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Black Psychology, Volume 52, Issue 3, Page 311-339, May 2026.
Prior research examining psychological implications among Black men has relied on an existing measure of Black masculinity, the Masculinity Inventory Scale (MIS). This scale includes 50 survey items, which may create laborious barriers and affect ...