How well does the Index of Race-Related Stress-brief function in a trauma-exposed Black community sample? An item response theory examination of discrimination and difficulty parameters.
Yara MekawiMadison W SilversteinShequanna BelizaireMaryam WareAbigail PowersSierra CarterPublished in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2024)
These results indicate that items varied considerably in the degree to which they adequately captured race-related stress. Future research should use IRT with newly worded questions to further improve the assessment of race-related stress in Black Americans. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).