Measuring Dimensions of Perceived Discrimination in Five Stigmatized Groups

Fernando Molero (), Patricia Recio, Cristina García-Ael, María Fuster and Pilar Sanjuán

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2013, vol. 114, issue 3, 914 pages

Abstract: The purpose of this investigation was to design and validate a multidimensional scale with the potential to measure perceived discrimination in different stigmatized groups. The study was carried out in Spain with a sample of 1,016 participants belonging to five stigmatized groups: Latin American immigrants, Romanian immigrants, people with HIV, gays and lesbians. Confirmatory factor analysis validated the existence of four dimensions in the scale: blatant group discrimination, subtle group discrimination, blatant individual discrimination, and subtle individual discrimination. In accordance with the literature, the scale presents positive relations with the stigma consciousness scale (Pinel in J Pers Soc Psychol 76:114–128, 1999 ) and negative relations with two measures of psychological well-being, affect balance and self-acceptance. Likewise, the results indicate that the perception of subtle individual discrimination is more negatively associated with participants’ psychological well-being. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013

Keywords: Perceived discrimination; Stigmatized groups; Psychological well-being; PANAS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0179-5

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