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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2019 Jul 22;26(2):260–270. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000294
Variable Sample Item
Racist Events How many times in the past year have you been treated unfairly by teachers and professors because you are Black?

Racial microaggressions
Assumption of inferiority Someone assumed that I would have a lower education because of my race.
Second-Class Citizen and Assumption of Criminality Someone avoided walking near me on the street because of my race.
Microinvalidations Someone told me that they do not see races.
Exoticization/Assumptions of Similarity Someone assumed that I spoke a language other than English.
Workplace and School Microaggressions An employer or co-worker was unfriendly or unwelcoming toward me because of my race.

Parental racial socialization
Parental cultural socialization Growing up, how often did your parents talk to you about important people or events in your group’s history?
Parental preparation for bias Growing up, how often did your parents tell you that you must be better to get the same rewards with others because of your race?
Parental promotion of mistrust Growing up, how often did your parents do or say things to encourage you to keep distance from people of other races?

Friend racial socialization
Friend cultural socialization Growing up, how often did your friends talk to you about important people or events in your group’s history?
Friend preparation for bias Growing up, how often did your friends tell you that you must be better to get the same rewards with others because of your race?
Friend promotion of mistrust Growing up, how often did your friends do or say things to encourage you to keep distance from people of other races?

Alcohol Consumption
Frequency of Alcohol use How often do you have a drink containing alcohol? 0 (never), 1(monthly or less), 2 (2 to 4 times a month), 3 (2 to 3 times a week), 4 (4 or more times a week)
Quantity of alcohol use How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?” 0 (1 or 2), 1 (3 or 4), 2 (5 or 6), 3 (7, 8 or 9), 4 (10 or more)

Alcohol Problems How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of drinking? How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because of your drinking?