Daily Life Experiences Scale 

The Daily Life Experiences (DLE) scale is a subscale of the Racism and Life Experiences Scale (RaLes; Seaton et al., 2009 ). The DLE is a self-report measure that assesses daily hassles or the frequency of “microaggressions” because of race in the past year.

Daily Life Experiences (DLE) Subscale

1. Being ignored, overlooked or not given service (in a restaurant, store, etc.)
2. Being treated rudely or disrespectfully
3. Being accused of something or treated suspiciously
4. Others reacting to you as if they were afraid or intimidated
5. Being observed or followed while in public places
6. Being treated as if you were “stupid”, being “talked down to”
7. Having your ideas ignored
8. Overhearing or being told an offensive joke
9. Being insulted, called a name or harassed
10. Others expecting your work to be inferior (not as good as others)
11. Not being taken seriously
12. Being left out of conversations or activities
13. Being treated in an “overly” friendly or superficial way
14. Other people avoiding you
15. Being stared at by strangers
16. Being laughed at, made fun of, or taunted
17. Being mistaken for someone else of your same race
18. Being disciplined unfairly because of your race

Source: Seaton, E. K., Yip, T., & Sellers, R. M. (2009). A longitudinal examination of racial identity and racial discrimination among African American adolescents. Child development, 80(2), 406–417. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01268.x