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+Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure

Phinney (1992)

Topic: Social Identities - Ethnic and Gender Identity

Instructions: 

These questions are about your ethnicity or your ethnic group and how you feel about it or react to it. 

Response Options: 

  1. Strongly Disagree
  2. Somewhat disagree
  3. Somewhat Agree
  4. Strongly Agree

Items: 

  1. I have spent time trying to find out more about my own ethnic group, such as its history, traditions and customs. 
  2. I am active in organizations or social groups that include mostly members of my own ethnic group.
  3. I have a clear sense of my ethnic background and what it means for me.
  4. I like meeting and getting to know people from ethnic groups other than my own.
  5. I think a lot about how my life will be affected by my ethnic group membership.
  6. I am happy that I am a member of the group I belong to.
  7. I sometimes feel it would be better if different ethnic groups didn’t try to mix together. 
  8. I am not very clear about the role of my ethnicity in my life.
  9. I often spend time with people from ethnic groups other than my own.
  10. I really have not spent much time trying to learn more about the culture and history of my ethnic group. 
  11. I have a strong sense of belonging to my own ethnic group.
  12. I understand pretty well what my ethnic group membership means to me, in terms of how to relate to my own group and other groups. 
  13. In order to learn more about my ethnic background, I have often talked to other people about my ethnic group. 
  14. I have a lot of pride in my ethnic group and its accomplishments.
  15. I don't try to become friends with people from other ethnic groups.
  16. I participate in cultural practices of my own group, such as special food, music, or customs.
  17. I am involved in activities with people from other ethnic groups. 
  18. I feel a strong attachment towards my own ethnic group.
  19. I enjoy being around people from ethnic groups other than my own.
  20. I feel good about my cultural or ethnic background. 

Write in the number that gives the best answer to each question.

  1. My ethnicity is 
    1. Asian, Asian American, or Oriental
    2. Black or African American
    3. Hispanic or Latino
    4. White, Caucasian, European, not Hispanic
    5. American Indian
    6. Mixed; parents are from two different groups 
    7. Other (write in): ___________
  2. My father’s ethnicity is (use number above)
  3. My mother’s ethnicity is (usenumber above) 

Citation:

Phinney, J. S. (1992). The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure: A New Scale for Use with Diverse Groups. Journal of Adolescent Research, 7(2), 156–176. https://doi.org/10.1177/074355489272003 Links to an external site.. 

Link to PDF: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/074355489272003#articleCitationDownloadContainer Links to an external site.

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