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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Soc. Psychol.
Sec. Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology
Volume 2 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/frsps.2024.1369816
This article is part of the Research Topic The Political Psychology of Social Change View all 11 articles

The Canadian Reconciliation Barometer: A Rigorous Tool for Tracking Reconciliation in Canada

Provisionally accepted
Katherine B. Starzyk Katherine B. Starzyk 1*Katelin H. Neufeld Katelin H. Neufeld 1*Iloradanon H. Efimoff Iloradanon H. Efimoff 2*Aleah S. Fontaine Aleah S. Fontaine 1Erin E. White Erin E. White 1Ry Moran Ry Moran 3*Dean Peachey Dean Peachey 4Lorena Sekwan Fontaine Lorena Sekwan Fontaine 5Mary Agnes Welch Mary Agnes Welch 6*
  • 1 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • 2 Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 3 Libraries, University of Victoria, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
  • 4 Global College, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • 5 Department of Indigenous Studies, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • 6 Probe Research Inc, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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    In this manuscript, we discuss the development, psychometric validation, and implications of the 64item, 13-indicator self-report Canadian Reconciliation Barometer. After briefly describing the context, our team, our grounding in Indigenous perspectives, and consultation processes, we outline our rigorous process of item development through two nationally representative studies of participants living in Canada (Study 1: 582 Indigenous and 994 non-Indigenous participants; Study 2: 537 Indigenous and 1,112 non-Indigenous participants). We conclude by discussing how our development process and results contribute to conceptualizations of reconciliation, as well as how to use the Canadian Reconciliation Barometer for social change.

    Keywords: Reconciliation, Canada, Indigenous, Barometer, Psychometrics, public polling, Political psychology, intergroup relations

    Received: 13 Jan 2024; Accepted: 02 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Starzyk, Neufeld, Efimoff, Fontaine, White, Moran, Peachey, Sekwan Fontaine and Welch. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Katherine B. Starzyk, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 2N2, Manitoba, Canada
    Katelin H. Neufeld, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 2N2, Manitoba, Canada
    Iloradanon H. Efimoff, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, M5B 2K3, Ontario, Canada
    Ry Moran, Libraries, University of Victoria, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
    Mary Agnes Welch, Probe Research Inc, Winnipeg, R3B 0X1, Manitoba, Canada

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