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The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM): Psychometric Review and Further Validity Testing

Fordham University-Lincoln Center

Denise Gretchen

Fordham University-Lincoln Center

Shawn O. Utsey

Howard University

Thomas Stracuzzi

Fordham University-Lincoln Center

Robert Saya, Jr.

Fordham University-Lincoln Center

This article examines the psychometric strengths and limitations of a widely used measure of ethnic identity development: the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM). A review of 12 studies incorporating the MEIM found its two subscales—Ethnic Identity (EI) and Other-Group Orientation (OGO)—to be relatively distinct, have satisfactory levels of internal consistency, and have moderate degrees of construct and criterion-related validity. The first confirmatory factor analysis (N=219) of the MEIM is reported, the results of which indicate that a two-factor structure is a better fit than a global model but that the goodness of fit is mediocre. A follow-up exploratory factor analysis identified weaker items, and suggestions for possible MEIM revision are presented. Finally, the first formal readability analysis of the MEIM places item difficulty at the sixth- to seventh-grade level.

Key Words: multigroup ethnic identity measure • ethnic identity • racial identity • confirmatory factor analysis

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 63, No. 3, 502-515 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0013164403063003010


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