To assess prejudice, we used items from Pinel’s (1999) measure of racial/ethnic stigma consciousness, which assesses the extent to which people expect to be stereotyped on the basis of their race/ethnicity—and treated accordingly. Three items were selected based on factor loadings (e.g., “Stereotypes about my race or ethnic group have affected me personally,” “My race or ethnic group influences how people act with me”). This scale demonstrates good reliability and associations with perceived discrimination, trust, social anxiety, and problem drinking (Mulia et al., 2008; Pinel, 1999); α=0.74. Perceived unfair treatment was measured with a single, likert-type item on how often respondents feel that they are treated unfairly. Responses have been associated with heavy drinking, dependence symptoms, and alcohol-related consequences among both Blacks and Latinos (Mulia et al., 2008; Zemore et al., 2011).
