Teenager Experience of Racial Socialization

The Teenager Experience of Racial Socialization Scale (Stevenson, H.C., Cameron, R., Herrero-Taylor, T., Davis, G., 2002) contains 40 items that assess the degree to which African American adolescents perceive their parents as implementing proactive and protective socialization strategies about managing racism, cultural pride, and spirituality. Responses are coded on a 3-point Likert scale (0 -2; Never, A Few Times, Lots of Times).

Abstract: The Teenager Experience of Racial Socialization Scale (Stevenson, H.C., Cameron, R., Herrero-Taylor, T., Davis, G., 2002) contains 40 items that assess the degree to which African American adolescents perceive their parents as implementing proactive and protective socialization strategies about managing racism, cultural pride, and spirituality. There are five subscales Cultural Coping with Antagonism (CCA), Cultural Pride Reinforcement (CPR), Cultural Appreciation of Legacy (CAL), Cultural Alertness to Discrimination (CAD), and Cultural Endorsement of the Mainstream (CEM). Two composite factors may be derived, Proactive Racial Socialization Experience (PRSE) and Adaptive Racial Socialization Experience (ARSE). Responses are coded on a 3-point Likert scale (0 –2; Never, A Few Times, Lots of Times). The items in this instrument can be grouped to assess five different constructs of teen experiences with racial socialization, as well as overall proactive socialization and adaptive racial socialization constructs. Most items are straightforward in use and interpretation. Factors identified in this report can be used as well as individual items.

Who Completed this Measure?: select one

Cohort 1 - Administrative History

  • Year 09 | grade 8 | age 14

Cohort 2 - Administrative History

  • Year 09 | grade 8 | age 14

Cohort 3 - Administrative History

  • Year 09 | grade 8 | age 14

Technical Reports:

Raw Dataset Name: CyAL

Scored Dataset Name: TERySCc

Keywords:
African Heritage, Bias, Black Attitudes, Community Involvement, Discrimination, Ethnic Stereotypes, Ethnicity, Racial Attitudes, Racial Identification, Racial Identity, Racism

Is this Measure Available for Public Use?: No

Obtain Measure:

Howard C. Stevenson, Jr.
University of Pennsylvania
Email: howards@gse.upenn.edu