Document Type
Psychometric instrument
15-Item Genetic Essentialism Scale for Race (GESR)
Year:
Year
2019
The Genetic Essentialism Scale for Race (GESR) measures beliefs about the relationship between genes and race with 15 items. Please see Table 1 of linked article by Yaylacı and colleagues for complete list of survey items. Participant responses are recorded on a five-point Likert scale (“Strongly Disagree” to “Strongly Agree” or “Don’t Know”).
Research Population:
Research Population
Adults
Citation:
Citation Title
Yaylacı, Ş., Roth, W. D., & Jaffe, K. (2019). Measuring racial essentialism in the genomic era: The genetic essentialism scale for race (GESR). Current Psychology, 40(8), 1-15.
Citation Link
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00311-z
Validation(s)
Validation Text
Yaylacı, Ş., Roth, W. D., & Jaffe, K. (2019). Measuring racial essentialism in the genomic era: The genetic essentialism scale for race (GESR). Current Psychology, 1-15.
Source
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