Gaines Jr, SO, Marelich, W, Bunce, D et al. (2 more authors) (2013) Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) Expansion: Measuring Racial, Religious, and National Aspects of Sense of Ethnic Identity Within the United Kingdom. Identity: an international journal of theory and research, 13 (4). 289 - 317. ISSN 1528-3488
Abstract
These studies examined the degree to which racial, religious, and national aspects of individuals' sense of ethnic identity stand as interrelated, yet distinct, constructs. Results of exploratory factor analyses in Study 1 (n = 272) revealed that a three-factor model specifying racial, religious, and national identities yielded optimal fit to correlational data from an expanded, 36-item version of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM; Roberts et al., 1999), although results left room for improvement in model fit. Subsequently, results of confirmatory factor analyses in Study 2 (n = 291) revealed that, after taking covariance among the items into account, a six-factor model specifying exploration and commitment dimensions within each of the racial, religious, and national identity constructs provided optimal fit. Implications for the utility of Goffman's (1963b) interactionist role theory and Erikson's (1968) ego psychology for understanding the full complexity of felt ethnic identity are discussed.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2013, Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research on 31/10/13 available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15283488.2013.780973 |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 18 May 2015 15:36 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 05:05 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15283488.2013.780973 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/15283488.2013.780973 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:84514 |