Scale name: Measure of
Atheist Discrimination Experiences
Scale overview:
The 24-item Measure of
Atheist Discrimination Experiences (MADE) was designed to evaluate the stress
experiences of people who identify as atheists using a 6-point rating scale.
Authors: Brewster, M. E., Hammer, J., Sawyer, J. S., Eklund,
A., & Palamar, J.
Response Type: 6-point
Likert-type; 1 = never, 6 = almost all of the time
Subscales: There are five factors
Immoral
Bringing Shame
Asked to Pass
Overt Maltreatment
Social Ostracism
Sample items
Immoral - I
have been told that, as an atheist, I cannot be a moral person.
Bringing Shame - I
have been told that I am selfish because I am atheist.
Asked to Pass - I
have been asked to go along with religious traditions to avoid “stirring up
trouble.”
Overt Maltreatment - People have denied me services because of my atheism.
Social Ostracism - Because of my atheism, others have avoided me.
Reliability: The 2016 article includes Cronbach’s alphas of .94 and
.95
Validity: The 2016 article contains findings of a factor
analysis and convergent validity.
Availability:
See the PsycTESTS reference
below for a copy of the scale.
See also the article
available in the journal reference and on ResearchGate
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Contact the correspondence
author: Melanie E. Brewster melanie.brewster@tc.columbia.edu
References:
Brewster, M. E., Hammer,
J., Sawyer, J. S., Eklund, A., & Palamar, J. (2016). Measure of Atheist
Discrimination Experiences [Database record]. Retrieved from PsycTESTS. doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/t58211-000
Brewster, Melanie E.,
Hammer, Joseph, Sawyer, Jacob S., Eklund, Austin, & Palamar, Joseph.
(2016). Perceived experiences of atheist discrimination: Instrument development
and evaluation. Journal of Counseling Psychology, Vol 63(5), 557-570.
doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cou0000156
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