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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Cultural Studies

Background:

  • The Ethnic Identity Scale (EIS) was designed to differentiate process and content aspects of ethnic-racial identity (ERI).
  • The affirmation subscale of the EIS traditionally uses negatively worded items, potentially misrepresenting positive feelings about one's ethnic-racial group.
  • Existing conceptualizations of affirmation in ERI typically focus on positive affect.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the psychometric validity of a revised EIS incorporating both positively and negatively worded items for affirmation.
  • To determine if affirmation within ERI is best understood as a unidimensional or bidimensional construct.
  • To investigate the unique contribution of negative ERI affect to psychosocial functioning.

Main Methods:

  • The study involved 280 college students from diverse ethnic-racial backgrounds.
  • Confirmatory factor analysis was employed to assess the structure of the revised EIS.
  • Psychosocial functioning was analyzed in relation to ERI affirmation and affect.

Main Results:

  • Confirmatory factor analysis supported both unidimensional and multidimensional interpretations of affirmation.
  • Positively and negatively worded affirmation items loaded onto a general affirmation factor, but a specific factor for negative ERI affect also emerged.
  • Negative ERI affect significantly predicted psychosocial functioning, independent of the general affirmation factor.

Conclusions:

  • The findings underscore the multidimensional nature of ethnic-racial identity affirmation.
  • This research highlights the importance of carefully measuring and potentially reconceptualizing ERI affect in the field.
  • The study suggests that negative ERI affect has distinct implications for psychosocial well-being.