Brief report: Initial psychometric properties of the everyday discrimination scale in black adolescents^☆

Abstract

This study explored select psychometric properties of the Everyday Discrimination Scale in 120 Black adolescents (65 males and 55 females). Youth completed the Everyday Discrimination Scale and the Child Behaviour Checklist‐Youth Self‐Report Form. A t‐test analysis revealed that Everyday Discrimination Scale scores were not significantly different for males and females (p>0.18). The alpha reliability coefficient was 0.87, with item‐total correlations that ranged from 0.50 to 0.70 (mean=0.61). The split‐half reliability was 0.83 (p<0.0001). A principal component analysis yielded one factor, which accounted for approximately 49% of the standardized variance. Correlation analyses indicated that the Everyday Discrimination Scale score was significantly related to internalizing and externalizing symptoms (ps<0.0002).

Relationship between perceived discrimination and loneliness among transgender: Mediating role of coping mechanism

“…Study on perception of discrimination and loneliness indicates perception of discrimination is linked with stress that leads to social isolation (Liebkind & Jasinskaja, 2000). Clark, Coleman, and Novak (2004) described that perception of discrimination has positive relationship with internalizing problems (stress, depression, anxiety and loneliness) support our findings (see table 1 & 2).…”

An item factor analysis and item response theory-based revision of the Everyday Discrimination Scale.

“…Existing studies consist mainly of two confiicting principal components analyses (with Guyll et al, 2001, identifying two components, andlater Clark, Coleman, &Novak, 2004, identifying one'), and a test of mean differences based on summed EDS scores by gender (Clark et al, 2004).…”

Patterns of Racial Socialization and Psychological Adjustment: Can Parental Communications About Race Reduce the Impact of Racial Discrimination?

“…Both observational and selfreport data suggest that experiencing racial discrimination is not uncommon for a majority of African American adolescents (Fisher, Wallace, & Fenton, 2000;Gregory, 1995;Sellers, Copeland-Linder, Martin, & Lewis, 2006). A growing body of research indicates that these experiences with racial discrimination are associated with a number of deleterious psychological, educational, and social outcomes for African American adolescents (e.g., Clark, Coleman, & Novak, 2004;Neblett, Philip, Cogburn, & Sellers, 2006;Prelow, Danoff-Burg, Swenson, & Pulgiano, 2004;Sellers et al, 2006;Simons et al, 2002;Wong, Eccles, & Sameroff, 2003). As a result, experiencing racial discrimination constitutes a significant risk to the healthy development of African American youth (Cunningham, Swanson, Spencer, & Dupree, 2003;Spencer, Dupree, & Hartmann, 1997).…”