Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome

Validating the factor structure of the superwoman schema instrument in a cohort of black women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

LupusPublished Validation study

Authors' conclusion

Our findings confirm the factor structure suggested by G-SWS-Q for Black women living with SLE.

Study context

Population
Black women with SLE in Georgians Organized Against Lupus, a population-based SLE cohort in Atlanta
Participants
584 women
Outcome
Validation of the Giscombé Superwoman Schema Questionnaire (G-SWS-Q) factor structure by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in Black women with SLE
Methodological detailsconfirmatory factor analysis, population-based cohort, Mplus 8.1
  • Confirmatory factor analysis
  • Population-based cohort
  • Mplus 8.1

Performance

As reported in the abstract

Model fit after adding within latent factor error covariances

RMSEA

0.052

CFI

0.90

SRMR

0.063

Original publication

Validating the factor structure of the superwoman schema instrument in a cohort of black women with SLE. Lupus. Published 19 December 2025. doi:10.1177/09612033251408524

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