The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM): Psychometric review and further validity testing

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 502-515

  Ponterotto, Joseph G ^a   Gretchen, Denise ^a   Utsey, Shawn O ^b   Stracuzzi, Thomas ^a   Saya Jr , Robert ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Ethnic identity; Multigroup ethnic identity measure; Racial identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038270768     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164403063003010     Document Type: Review

References (43)

1. American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, and the National Council on Measurement in Education. (1999). Standards for educational and psychological testing. Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.
2. Anderson, J. (1983). Lix and Rix: Variations on a little-known readability index. Journal of Reading, 26, 490-496.
3. Arbuckle, J. L. (1999). AMOS 4.0 [Computer software]. Chicago: Smallwaters.
4. Bachay, J. (1998). Ethnic identity development and urban Haitian adolescents. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 26, 96-109.
5. Burlew, A. K., Bellow, S., & Lovett, M. (2000). Racial identity measures: A review and classification system. In R. H. Dana (Ed.), Handbook of cross-cultural and multicultural personality assessment (pp. 173-196). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
6. Byrne, B. N. (2001). Structural equation modeling with AMOS: Basic concepts and programming. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
7. Choney, S. K., & Behrens, J. T. (1996). Development of the Oklahoma Racial Attitudes scale: Preliminary form (ORAS-P). In G. R. Sodowsky & J. C. Impara (Eds.), Multicultural assessment in counseling and clinical psychology (pp. 225-240). Lincoln. NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.
8. Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences (2nd ed.). Hillsdale. NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
9. Cross, W. E., Jr., & Vandiver, B. J. (2001). Nigrescence theory and measurment: Introducing the Cross Racial Identity scale (CRIS). In J. G. Ponterotto, J. M. Casas, L. A. Suzuki, & C. M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling (2nd ed., pp. 371-393). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
10. Cuellar, I., Arnold, B., & Maldonado, R. (1995). Acculturation Rating scale for Mexican Americans-II: A revision of the original ARSMA scale. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 17, 275-304.
11. Cuellar, I., Nyberg, B., Maldonado, R. E., & Roberts, R. E. (1997). Ethnic identity and acculturation in a young adult Mexican-origin population. Journal of Community Psychology, 25, 535-549.
12. Dana, R. H. (1998). Understanding cultural identity in intervention and assessment. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
13. Erikson, E. (1968). Identity: Youth and crisis. New York: Norton.
14. Fischer. A. R., & Moradi, B. (2001). Racial and ethnic identity: Recent developments and needed directions. In J. G. Ponterotto, J. M. Casas, L. A. Suzuki, & C. M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling (2nd ed., pp. 341-370). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
15. Gerbing, D. W., & Anderson, J. C. (1993). Monte Carlo evaluations of goodness-of-fit indices for structural equation models. In K. A. Bollen & J. S. Long (Eds.), Testing structural equation models (pp. 40-65). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
16. Goodstein, R. (1994). Racial and ethnic identity: Their relationship and their contribution to self-esteem. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Fordham University-Lincoln Center, NY.
17. Goodstein, R., & Ponterotto, J. G. (1997). Racial and ethnic identity: Their relationship and their contribution to self-esteem. Journal of Black Psychology, 23, 275-292.
18. Helms, J. E., & Carter, R. T. (1990). Development of the White Racial Identity Inventory. In J. E. Helms (Ed.), Black and White racial identity: Theory, research, and practice (pp. 67-80). Westport, CT: Greenwood.
19. Helms, J. E., & Parham, T. A. (1990). Black Racial Identity scale. In J. E. Helms (Ed.), Black and White racial identity: Theory, research, and practice (pp. 245-247). Westport, CT: Greenwood.
20. Kim, B. S. K., & Abreu, J. M. (2001). Acculturation measurement: Theory, current instruments, and future directions. In J. G. Ponterotto, J. M. Casas, L. A. Suzuki, & C. M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling (2nd ed., pp. 394-424). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
21. Kohatsu, E. L., & Richardson, T. Q. (1996). Racial and ethnic identity assessment. In L. A. Suzuki, P. Meller, & J. G. Ponterotto (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural assessment: Clinical, psychological, and educational applications (pp. 611-650). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
22. Landrine, H., & Klonoff, E. (1994). The African American Acculturation scale: Development, reliability, and validity. Journal of Black Psychology, 20, 104-127.
23. Mack, D. E., Tucker, T. W., Archuleta, R., DeGroot, G., Hernandez, A. A., & Oh Cha, S. (1997). Interethnic relations on campus: Can't we all get along? Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 25, 256-268.
24. Marcia, J. (1980). Identity in adolescence. In J. Adelson (Ed.), Handbook of adolescent psychology (pp. 159-187). New York: Wiley.
25. Parisi, M. (1997). Relationship between self-esteem and ethnic identity among diverse racial groups. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Fordham University-Lincoln Center, NY.
26. Phelps, R. E., Altscul, D. B., Wisenbaker, J. M., Day, J. F., Cooper, D., & Potter, C. G. (1998). Roommate satisfaction and ethnic identity in mixed-race and White university roommate dyads. Journal of College Student Development, 39, 194-203.
27. Phinney, J. S. (1992). The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure: A new scale for use with diverse groups. Journal of Adolescent Research, 7, 156-176.
28. Phinney, J. S., & Alipuria, L. L. (1996). At the interface of cultures: Multiethnic/multiracial high school and college students. Journal of Social Psychology, 136, 139-158.
29. Phinney, J. S., Cantu, C. L., & Kurtz, D. A. (1997). Ethnic and American identity as predictors of self-esteem among African American, Latino, and White adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 26, 165-185.
30. Phinney, J. S., Chavira, V., & Tate, J. D. (1996). The effect of ethnic threat on ethnic self-concept and own-group ratings. Journal of Social Psychology, 133, 469-478.
31. Ponterotto, J. G., Baluch, S., Greig, T., & Rivera, L. (1998). Development and initial score validation of the Teacher Multicultural Attitude Survey. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 58, 1002-1016.
32. Ponterotto, J. G., & Pedersen, P. B. (1993). Preventing prejudice: A guide for counselors and educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
33. Quintana, S. M., & Maxwell, S. E. (1999). Implications of recent developments in structural equation modeling for counseling psychology. The Counseling Psychologist, 27, 485-527.
34. Rahim, M. A., & Magner, N. R. (1995). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Styles of Handling Interpersonal Conflict: First-order factor model and its invariance across groups. Journal of Applied Psychology, 80, 122-132.
35. Reese, L. E., Vera, E. M., & Paikoff, R. L. (1998). Ethnic identity assessment among inner-city African American children: Evaluating the applicability of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure. Journal of Black Psychology, 24, 289-304.
36. Roysircar-Sodowsky, G., & Maestas, M. V. (2000). Acculturation, ethnic identity, and acculturative stress: Evidence and measurement. In R. H. Dana (Ed.), Handbook of cross-cultural and multicultural personality assessment (pp. 131-172). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
37. Sue, D. W., Parham, T. A., & Bonilla-Santiago, G. (1998). The changing face of work in the United States: Implications for individual, institutional, and societal survival. Cultural Diversity and Mental Health, 4, 153-164.
38. Suinn, R. M., Rickard-Figueroa, K., Lew. S., & Vigil, P. (1987). The Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation scale: An initial report. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 47, 401-407.
39. Tajfel, H. (1981). Human groups and social categories. New York: Cambridge University Press.
40. Taub, D. J. (1995). Relationship of selected factors to traditional-age undergraduate women's development of autonomy. Journal of College Student Development, 36, 141-151.
41. Tinsley, H. E. A., Roth, J. A., & Lease, S. H. (1989). Dimensions of leadership and leadership style among group intervention specialists. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 36, 48-53.
42. Walsh, W. B., & Betz, N. E. (1990). Tests and assessments (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
43. Waterman, A. (Ed.). (1985). Identity in adolescence: Process and contents. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.