“I just check ‘other’”: Evidence to support expanding the measurement inclusivity and equity of ethnicity/race and cultural identifications of U.S. adolescents.

Conclusions: As measurement of demographic data is reduced to few options that favor privileged identities, innovative methods to measure individuals’ identities are warranted. Using tools that do not reflect individuals’ identity labels may increase error and reflects structural problems of research inequity. Our findings provide initial evidence of this methodological issue in a sample of adolescents. Building inclusive demographic tools from individuals’ self-descriptors that remain feasible and practical for use can diminish inequity associated with describing “diverse” populations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research