The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure: A New Scale for Use with Diverse Groups

Ethnic identity is an important component of the self-concept and, like other aspects of identity, can be particularly salient during adolescence. Most research on ethnic identity has focused on the unique elements that distinguish particular ethnic groups. However, it is important as well to study...

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Published in:	Journal of adolescent research 1992-04, Vol.7 (2), p.156-176
Main Author:	Phinney, Jean S.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Adolescents African Americans Asian Americans Blacks College Students Colleges & universities Cultural identity Ethnic Groups Ethnic Identity Ethnicity High School Students Higher Education Hispanic Americans Identification (Psychology) Individual Differences Minority & ethnic groups Minority Groups Multiculturalism & pluralism Questionnaires Racial differences Racial Identification Racial identity Scales Secondary school students Self Concept Self esteem Sociodemographics Whites Young Adults
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Summary:	Ethnic identity is an important component of the self-concept and, like other aspects of identity, can be particularly salient during adolescence. Most research on ethnic identity has focused on the unique elements that distinguish particular ethnic groups. However, it is important as well to study and compare ethnic identity and its correlates across groups. This article presents a questionnaire measure of ethnic identity based on the elements of ethnic identity that are common across groups, so that it can be used with all ethnic groups. The questionnaire was administered to 417 high school students and 136 college students from ethnically diverse schools. Reliability, assessed by Cronbach 's alpha, was .81 for the high school sample and .9Ofor the college sample. The relationship of ethnic identity to various demographic variables and to self-esteem was examined. The measure can be used to examine similarities and differences in ethnlic identity and its correlates among youths from different ethnic groups.
ISSN:	0743-5584 1552-6895