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Structure and Measurement of Ethnic Identity for Asian American College Students

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ID8093124
AuthorsRaymond M Lee (0000-0001-5042-0351, corresponding author), Hyung Chol Yoo (0000-0003-3066-7466)
Year2004
Volume51
Issue2
Pages263-269
Publication date2004-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Counseling Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0167 • E-ISSN: 1939-2168
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/0022-0167.51.2.263
OpenAlexW1969414437
LanguageEN
Citations received88
References cited25

The authors investigated the structure and measurement of ethnic identity using the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM; J. S. Phinney, 1992) on a diverse sample of Asian American college students. The authors drew upon 3 previously published datasets to examine the factor structure of the MEIM, initial reliability and construct validity, demographic group differences, and concurrent validity with psychological well-being. The authors identified a 3-factor structure of the MEIM composed of Cognitive Clarity, Affective Pride, and Behavioral Engagement, and these 3 ethnic identity subscales demonstrated acceptable reliability and construct validity with some initial evidence for differential concurrent validity on 2 measures of well-being

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