Daily Life Experiences (DLE) scale

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Evidence · 4 claims (2 for, 2 mixed) · 1 study (1 associational), q3 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 4 claims rest on one study

Description

A self-report subscale of the Racism and Life Experiences Scale that measures the frequency of everyday race-related discriminatory experiences, developed for research with adolescents and other populations.

Components

• Daily Life Experiences (DLE) scale for adolescent perceived racial discrimination frequency: The DLE is a self-report subscale of the Racism and Life Experiences Scale assessing "daily hassles or the frequency of 'microaggressions' because of race in the past year". Participants rated 18 discriminatory experiences (e.g., "Having your ideas ignored", "Not being taken seriously") on a 0–5 frequency scale. In this sample internal consistency was high at all waves (T1 α = .93; T2 α = .92; T3 α = .92), and the mean across items was computed at each time point. (Seaton Eleanor K. et al. (2009))

Claims

• Perceived racial discrimination at Time 1 is negatively linked to public regard at Time 2 among African American adolescents [+M] (discrimination measured with the DLE)
• Public regard decreased linearly over time while reported discrimination dipped at Time 2 and rose again at Time 3 [+M]
• Age moderates the discrimination–private regard relation: discrimination at Time 2 predicts lower private regard at Time 3 among late (17–18) but not middle adolescents [~M]
• No cross-lag effects were observed between racial discrimination and private regard in the full sample [~M]

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Key Sources

• Seaton Eleanor K., Yip Tiffany, Sellers Robert M. (2009). A Longitudinal Examination of Racial Identity and Racial Discrimination Among African American Adolescents. Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01268.x

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title	Daily Life Experiences (DLE) scale
description	A self-report subscale of the Racism and Life Experiences Scale that measures the frequency of everyday race-related discriminatory experiences, developed for research with adolescents and other populations.
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