Development and validation of a coping with discrimination scale: Factor structure, reliability, and validity

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 328-344

  Wei, Meifen ^a   Alvarez, Alvin N ^b   Ku, Tsun Yao ^c   Russell, Daniel W ^c   Bonett, Douglas G ^a  

^a Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Discrimination; Minority; Racism; Scale development

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955080308     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019969     Document Type: Article

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