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The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure – Revised (MEIM-R): Psychometric evaluation with adolescents from diverse ethnocultural groups in Italy
Ughetta MoscardinoPasquale MussoCristiano Ingugliasubject
Social psychology (sociology)MEIM-RSocial Psychology05 social sciencesEthnic groupSettore M-PSI/03 - PsicometriaContext (language use)Structural invarianceDevelopmental psychologyadolescents; ethnic identity; Italy; measurement invariance; MEIM-R; Social Psychology; Developmental and Educational Psychologymeasurement invariance050106 general psychology & cognitive sciencesSettore M-PSI/04 - Psicologia Dello Sviluppo E Psicologia Dell'EducazioneGroup differencesItalyInternal consistencyadolescentDevelopmental and Educational Psychology0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesMeasurement invarianceadolescentsPsychologyethnic identity050104 developmental & child psychologyFactor analysisdescription
The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure – Revised (MEIM-R) is an extensively used questionnaire assessing ethnic identity. However, studies on its measurement characteristics in the European context are lacking. The current study addressed this gap by investigating the MEIM-R psychometric proprieties across multiple ethnocultural groups in Italy. Participants were 1445 adolescents (13–18 years) of Italian, East European, and North African origin. Results showed that the MEIM-R has good internal consistency. Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses revealed configural and metric invariance, i.e., an equal, correlated two-factor structure (ethnic identity exploration and commitment) and equal factor loadings across groups. Scalar invariance, i.e., equal item intercepts, was found only for the commitment scores that showed no group differences in latent factor mean levels. Partial structural invariance was evidenced, with the factor covariances varying across groups. These findings suggest that the MEIM-R is a valuable tool to assess the correlates of ethnic identity, although further research is needed.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-08 |