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Scaling up research on discrimination and health: The abridged Explicit Discrimination Scale

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posted on 2024-06-03, 15:01 authored by JL Bastos, ME Reichenheim, Yin ParadiesYin Paradies
Using data from two studies conducted among diverse undergraduate students, we assessed the scalar structure of the Explicit Discrimination Scale (EDS), and developed an abridged version of the instrument. Our findings suggest that the EDS has acceptable scalability properties, including an adequate dispersion of items along the latent trait continuum. Results also support the idea that increasing raw scale scores reflect higher intensities of perceived discrimination. This shortened version of the EDS may be used in large-scale studies on the health impacts of discrimination.

History

Journal

Journal of Health Psychology

Volume

27

Article number

ARTN 13591053211018806

Pagination

2041-2055

Location

England

ISSN

1359-1053

eISSN

1461-7277

Language

English

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Issue

9

Publisher

SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD