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Development and Validation of a Short Form of the Index of Race-Related Stress (IRRS)—Brief Version

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ID8105587
AuthorsShawn O Utsey (0000-0002-4876-8305, Shawn O. Utsey is an assistant professor in the Department of Professional Psychology and Family Therapy, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey., corresponding author)
Year1999
Volume32
Issue3
Pages149-167
Publication date1999-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMeasurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0748-1756 • E-ISSN: 1947-6302
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1080/07481756.1999.12068981
OpenAlexW204711149
LanguageEN
Citations received86
References cited14

This article describes the development and validation of a short version of the Index of Race-Related Stress—Brief Version (IRRS-B). The IRRS-B is a 22-item, multidimensional measure of the race-related stress experienced by African Americans as a result of their encounters with racism

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