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An evaluation of racial bias in a life satisfaction scale
Author(s) -
Huebner E. Scott,
Dew Tammy
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(199310)30:4<305::aid-pits2310300404>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - psychology , life satisfaction , racial bias , extant taxon , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , test validity , reliability (semiconductor) , racial differences , developmental psychology , psychometrics , social psychology , racism , ethnic group , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , evolutionary biology , political science , law , biology , sociology , anthropology
This study investigated the possibility of racial bias in one of the few extant life satisfaction measures appropriate for children and adolescents, the Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (Huebner, 1991a). Participants were 115 Black and 106 White adolescents in Grades 8 through 12. There was no evidence of bias with respect to reliability, factorial validity, or concurrent validity.