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Ethnic Identity Assessment among Inner-City African American Children: Evaluating the Applicability of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure

Le'Roy E. Reese

Chicago State University

Elizabeth M. Vera

Loyola University-Chicago

Roberta L. Paikoff

University of Illinois-Chicago

Phinney's (1992) Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) was administered to 118 African American children between the ages of 8 and 12 years who lived in an impoverished inner-city neighborhood. This study examined the scale's reliability in measuring feelings of ethnic affirmation and belonging, ethnic behaviors, and ethnic knowledge in a sample of urban children. Results of the reliability analyses were mixed, and indicated that the constructs of ethnic behavior and identity achievement were less stable in this population. Potential implications of differences in cognitive development and social experiences between younger children and adolescents as well as contextualfactors such as socioeconomic status are considered in the discussion of the results.

Journal of Black Psychology, Vol. 24, No. 3, 289-304 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/00957984980243002
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