Keywords

scale development, religion, discrimination, Latter-Day Saints, reliability, validity

Abstract

This study presents the development and initial psychometric evaluation of the Religious Discrimination Scale (RDS). This 11-item instrument identified three dimensions based on perceived discrimination experiences of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS): Perceived Prejudice, Closet Symptoms, and Negative Labels. The psychometric evaluations of the RDS indicated a strong and clear factor structure as well as good internal consistency reliability. The test of measurement and structural invariance across gender also suggested that the RDS scale is equally appropriate to be used with both men and women. Implications for practice and research as well as future directions are discussed.

Original Publication Citation

Allen, G. E. K., Wang, K. T., Richards, P. S., *Ming, M. & *Suh, H. N. (2018). Religious discrimination scale: Development and initial psychometric evaluation. Journal of Religion and Health, 1-14.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2018

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/5996

Publisher

Springer

Language

English

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Counseling Psychology and Special Education

University Standing at Time of Publication

Assistant Professor

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