The Everyday Discrimination Scale measures perceived unfair treatment across multiple identities

Evidence

The nine-item Everyday Discrimination Scale was used as a comparison scale to the Anti-Muslim Discrimination Indexes (Williams et al., 1997). The Everyday Discrimination Scale assesses an individual’s subjective perception of how they are treated based on their race, ethnicity, faith, or other identity (Gonzales et al., 2016). — Naheed Ahmed, Measurement of Perceived Interpersonal…, 36

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies what the Everyday Discrimination Scale actually captures — subjective perception of mistreatment tied to identity.