A psychometric examination of Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity (MIBI) scores

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Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 337-351

  Vandiver, Beverly J ^a   Worrell, Frank C ^b   Delgado Romero, Edward A ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Black racial identity; MIBI; Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 70449701720     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191109341958     Document Type: Article

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