Multidimensional inventory of black identity: A preliminary investigation of reliability and construct validity

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 805-815

  Sellers, Robert M ^a,c   Rowley, Stephanie A J ^a,b   Chavous, Tabbye M ^a   Shelton, J Nicole ^a   Smith, Mia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0031515523     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.4.805     Document Type: Article

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