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Maya A Yampolsky1, Catherine E Amiot1, Roxane de la Sablonnière1
1Department of Psychology.
Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology
|May 27, 2015
Summary
This study introduces the Multicultural Identity Integration Scale (MULTIIS) to explore how diverse cultural identities impact well-being. Findings show identity integration boosts well-being, while compartmentalization diminishes it.
Area of Science:
- Social Psychology
- Cultural Psychology
- Identity Development
Background:
- Existing research on multicultural identity configurations primarily focuses on integration.
- There's a need to explore configurations beyond integration and for individuals with more than two cultural identities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate the Multicultural Identity Integration Scale (MULTIIS).
- To examine three distinct multicultural identity configurations: integration, compartmentalization, and categorization.
- To investigate the relationship between these configurations and psychological well-being, guided by the cognitive-developmental model of social identity integration (CDSMII).
Main Methods:
- Diverse samples of multicultural individuals (N > 1300 across four studies) completed the MULTIIS and other identity/well-being measures.
- Reliability and confirmatory factorial analyses were used to validate the MULTIIS structure.
- Regression analyses examined the predictive relationship between MULTIIS subscales and well-being outcomes.
Main Results:
- The MULTIIS demonstrated strong factorial validity and reliability across studies.
- Identity integration positively predicted well-being.
- Identity compartmentalization negatively predicted well-being, while categorization showed inconsistent results.
Conclusions:
- The findings support the CDSMII framework.
- The MULTIIS is a useful measure for assessing multicultural identity configurations.
- Each identity configuration is uniquely associated with different well-being outcomes.
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