Using Rasch analysis to investigate the validity of the Everyday Discrimination Scale in a national sample

Berenbon, Rebecca

doi:10.1177/1359105318800788

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“…However, we believe that the benefits of our study outweigh the statistical deficiencies. In sum, giving previous studies showed ethnic/racial differences in RED measures (Berenbon, 2020;Lewis et al, 2012;Stucky et al, 2011), researchers should be cautious making racial/ ethnic group comparisons. Last, although our study adds a large and diverse group of adolescents to a literature that has focused on adults, age and our location in a large urban area may limit the generalizability of our results.…”

Section: Implications and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…The following section reviews studies that have applied IRT methods to the EDS (Berenbon, 2020; Lewis et al, 2012; Stucky et al, 2011), and discusses how the current study contributes to this body of work. It is worth mentioning that the studies reviewed here examine the EDS at the person level, with a particular focus on measurement invariance across certain groups (e.g., gender and race).…”

Section: Measuring Racial/ethnic Discriminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Lewis et al (2012) tested the invariance of the 10-item EDS across race/ethnicity (African American, Chinese, Hispanic, Japanese, and White) among 3,295 middle-aged American women and found three noninvariant EDS items: Poorer service, dishonest, treated with less courtesy. Most recently, Berenbon (2020) used IRT to study the nine-item EDS using a national sample ( N = 2,666). The EDS items showed high loadings and high precision of measurement.…”

Section: Measuring Racial/ethnic Discriminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Multilevel IRT analysis of the Everyday Discrimination Scale and the Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Index.

Feng¹,

Cheon²,

Yip³

et al. 2021

Psychological Assessment

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Unfair treatment based on race is an unfortunate reality. While there is increasing interest in mapping the daily and longer-term impact of discrimination in psychology, studies that examine the psychometric properties of indicators spanning these timeframes are limited. Item response analysis examined the measurement characteristics of two daily measures of ethnic/racial discrimination: (a) the six-item Racial/ Ethnic Discrimination Index (REDI), and (b) the modified five-item Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS; Williams et al., Journal of Health Psychology, 1997, 2, 335). This study investigated whether the two scales can be appropriately adapted to access adolescents' daily-level ethnic/racial discrimination experiences. Both measures were administered for 14 consecutive days in a sample of 350 adolescents attending public schools in a large, urban area. Results suggest that the REDI has high loading and high difficulty. All REDI items functioned similarly at daily and person levels, suggesting that any single REDI item measured on a single day is sufficient for measuring daily ethnic/racial discrimination experiences. The EDS also shows high loading and high difficulty. However, EDS items functioned differently at the daily and person levels. REDI items were invariant across gender and race/ethnicity (African Americans, Asians, and Latinx). Recommendations for measuring daily ethnic/racial discrimination are discussed. Public Significance StatementThis study investigates two measures of everyday racial/ethnic discrimination: the Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS) and the Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Index (REDI). Our analyses suggest that the latter is a more sensitive measure of everyday racial/ethnic discrimination (RED) when administered at the daily level.

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Section: Implications and Conclusionmentioning

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Section: Measuring Racial/ethnic Discriminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Measuring Racial/ethnic Discriminationmentioning

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Multilevel IRT analysis of the Everyday Discrimination Scale and the Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Index.

Feng¹,

Cheon²,

Yip³

et al. 2021

Psychological Assessment

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“…However, these measurements were validated for some populations, but not all different populations. For instance, Gonzales et al (2016) found that the EDS was valid among American Indians and Alaska Natives while Berenbon (2018) found that the EDS might not work for someone who does not experience less discrimination. To understand the experience of discrimination and microaggression among different groups of individuals, including Asians, future research should pay special attention to developing validated scales tailored to specific populations.…”

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Hate-motivated Crime/Incidents Against Asians in the United States of America: A Systematic Review

2022

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Although hate-motivated incidents and crimes against Asians are not a new phenomenon, there has been a lack of scholarly attention on the topic. Using a systematic review, we examine, assess, and analyze 23 published peer-reviewed articles that have explored hate-motivated crime/incidents against Asians in the United States of America between 2000 and 2020. We found all studies included in this systematic review examined microaggressions and/or discrimination, and tended to lump all different Asian subgroups into “Asians.” In addition, most studies focused on the consequences of hate-motivated incidents, such as mental and physical health. We suggest a future research agenda and direction that fills the gap in scholarly journal articles on Asian hate-motivated incidents in the United States.

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“…The last item assesses participants' perception regarding the main reason for PED, listing age, ancestry or national origin, education or income level, gender, height, physical appearance, race, religion, sexual orientation, and weight. The EDS has been found to have appropriate validity using a Rasch analysis in a national sample (Berenbon, 2020) and high internal consistency in college student samples ( α = 0.91; Hatzenbuehler et al, 2011). Internal consistency reliability for our sample is presented in Table 1.…”

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Perceived discrimination and depressive symptoms: What role does the cognitive triad play?

2022

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Objective The present study was designed to integrate perceived everyday discrimination (PED) as stressor in Beck's cognitive theory of depression. We focused on the relationships between PED, the individual components of the cognitive triad, and depressive symptoms and the role of gender and race in these relationships. Method Participants included 243 technical and community college students (women: 59%; men: 41%; Black: 30%; White: 51%). They completed measures examined PED, the cognitive triad, and depressive symptoms. Results Conducting mediation analyses using PROCESS 4.1.1, we found significant indirect effects from PED on depressive symptoms through negative views of the self and world. The indirect effect through negative views of the future was not significant. The indirect effects of negative views of the world and future were significantly stronger in women participants than men participants and the indirect effect of negative views of the world was significantly stronger in White students than Black students. Conclusions Our findings generally support the integration of PED as stressor into Beck's cognitive theory independent of gender and race. This highlights the responsibility of therapists to assist clients in coping with PED and to advocate for equality within organizations, communities, and society in general.

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Using Rasch analysis to investigate the validity of the Everyday Discrimination Scale in a national sample

Cited by 11 publications

References 21 publications

Multilevel IRT analysis of the Everyday Discrimination Scale and the Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Index.

Multilevel IRT analysis of the Everyday Discrimination Scale and the Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Index.

Hate-motivated Crime/Incidents Against Asians in the United States of America: A Systematic Review

Perceived discrimination and depressive symptoms: What role does the cognitive triad play?

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