The Perceived Ethnic Discrimination Questionnaire (PEDQ) measures exposure to negative treatment related to the respondent’s ethnicity. It contains four subscales: Verbal Rejection, Avoidance, Exclusion, Denial of Equal Treatment, Devaluing Action, Threat of Violence, and Aggression.
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The Stereotype Confirmation Concern Scale (SCCS) measures the chronic experience of concern about appearing to confirm a stereotype about one’s ethnic group.
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The Own Group Conformity Pressure Scale (OGCPS) measures perceived pressure to conform to informal rules that govern how a member of one’s ethnic group is expected to behave by other members of that group.
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The Group Membership Questionnaire is a measure of ethnic identity.
Permission is not needed for the use of these instruments for nonprofit research or educational purposes. Written permission is required for use for other purposes.
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These are not diagnostic instruments. They are intended for research use only.
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We welcome PDF (p)reprints of any in press or published papers using any of these measures that you are willing to share, and thank you in advance for providing them. They will not be redistributed or linked without your permission.
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The following papers describe the development of these instruments:
Contrada, R. J., Ashmore, R. D., Gary, M. L., Coups, E., Egeth, J. D., Sewell, A., Ewell, K., Goyal, T., Chasse, V. (2000).
Ethnicity-related sources of stress and their effects on well-being. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 9, 136-139.
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Contrada, R. J., Ashmore, R. D., Gary, M. L., Coups, E., Egeth, J. D., Sewell, A., Ewell, K., Goyal, T., Chasse, V. (2001).
Measures of Ethnicity-Related Stress: Psychometric properties, ethnic group differences, and associations with well
being. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31, 1775-1820.
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