Construct Validation of a Shortened Version of the Everyday Discrimination Scale

Citation

Benner, Aprile; Chen, Shanting; & Fernandez, Celeste (2019). Construct Validation of a Shortened Version of the Everyday Discrimination Scale. Population Association of America annual meeting. Austin, TX.

Abstract

Given the population health implications for racial/ethnic discrimination, it is imperative that population-based studies integrate measures of racial/ethnic discrimination; however, including even relatively short measures (e.g., Everyday Discrimination Scale [EDS], 9 items) may not always be feasible due to time and space constraints. Using data from NSAL, NLAAS, and Add Health, we examined the construct validity of the 9-item versus a 2-item EDS scale (NSAL/NLAAS) and a single-item measure combining the first two EDS items (Add Health). The 9-item scale had item-total correlations ranging from .55-.74, and the correlation for the 2-item measure was .69. The correlation between the 9-item and the 2-item scale was .74, and these correlations were similar for men/women and across racial/ethnic groups. The three scales had similar relations to known correlates spanning psychological and physical well-being. Overall, the findings support the construct validity of both the 2-item measure and 2-item combined measure.

URL

http://paa2019.populationassociation.org/abstracts/193571

Reference Type

Conference proceeding

Book Title

Population Association of America annual meeting

Author(s)

Benner, Aprile
Chen, Shanting
Fernandez, Celeste

Year Published

2019

City of Publication

Austin, TX

Reference ID

7290