The Potential for Using a Shortened Version of the Everyday Discrimination Scale in Population Research with Young Adults: A Construct Validation Investigation

Aprile D. Benner, Shanting Chen, Celeste C. Fernandez and Mark D. Hayward

Sociological Methods & Research, 2024, vol. 53, issue 2, 804-838

Abstract: Discrimination is associated with numerous psychological health outcomes over the life course. The nine-item Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS) is one of the most widely used measures of discrimination; however, this nine-item measure may not be feasible in large-scale population health surveys where a shortened discrimination measure would be advantageous. The current study examined the construct validity of a combined two-item discrimination measure adapted from the EDS by Add Health ( N  = 14,839) as compared to the full nine-item EDS and a two-item EDS scale (parallel to the adapted combined measure) used in the National Survey of American Life (NSAL; N  = 1,111) and National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS) studies ( N  = 1,055). Results identified convergence among the EDS scales, with high item-total correlations, convergent validity, and criterion validity for psychological outcomes, thus providing evidence for the construct validity of the two-item combined scale. Taken together, the findings provide support for using this reduced scale in studies where the full EDS scale is not available.

Keywords: discrimination; construct validation; Add Health; everyday discrimination scale; NSAL; NLAAS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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