Citation

Berenbon RF. J. Health Psychol. 2018; ePub(ePub): 1359105318800788.

Affiliation

The Ohio State University, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105318800788

PMID

30229665

Abstract

The Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS) is a widely used measure of discrimination. Rasch analysis was used to examine the psychometric properties of the EDS based on a national sample ( N = 2666). Items largely fit the Rasch model and yielded excellent separation and item reliability. However, severe floor effects were observed. Implications are discussed for use of the scale in populations that experience low levels of discrimination. An ordinal-to-interval conversion table for the EDS is also provided.

Language: en

Keywords

Rasch analysis; discrimination; psychometrics; racism; scale; validation