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Black German identities

Marie-françoise LacassagneAnna ChybickaTimo WandertPeary BrugMaykel VerkuytenRandolph Ochsmann

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Predictive validityExternal variableBlack European studiesracial identity[SHS.PSY]Humanities and Social Sciences/PsychologySocial environmentConstruct validityNegative associationBlack identitylanguage.human_languageGermanBlack GermansIdentity (mathematics)[ SHS.PSY ] Humanities and Social Sciences/PsychologyAnthropologylanguageBlack identityMultidimensional Inventory of Black IdentityPsychologySocial psychologyApplied Psychology

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This study examines the reliability and validity of a German version of the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity (MIBI) in a sample of 170 Black Germans. The internal consistencies of all subscales are at least moderate. The factorial structure of the MIBI, as assessed by principal component analysis, corresponds to a high degree to the supposed underlying dimensional structure. Construct validity was examined by analyzing (a) the intercorrelations of the MIBI subscales and (b) the correlations of the subscales with external variables. Predictive validity was assessed by analyzing the correlations of three MIBI subscales with the level of intra-racial contact. All but one prediction concerning the correlations of the subscales could be confirmed, suggesting high validity. No statistically significant negative association was observed between the Black nationalist and assimilationist ideology subscales. This result is discussed as a consequence of the specific social context Black Germans live in and is not considered to lower the MIBI’s validity. Observed differences in mean scores to earlier studies of African American racial identity are also discussed.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2009-01-28The Journal of Black Psychology
10.1177/0095798408329949https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798408329949