TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethnic Speech and Ethnic Action as Ethnic Behavior
T2 - Part 2. Validation of the Brunel Ethnic Behavior Inventory
AU - Gaines, Stanley O.
AU - Lefringhausen, Katharina
AU - Charura, Divine
AU - Kangatharan, Jayanthiny
AU - Singh, Jeshika
AU - Tamimi, Nancy
AU - Dieu, Kelly
AU - Giles, Daniel
AU - Knap, Stefan
AU - Towers-Evans, Helen
AU - Zahara, Sabahat
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2016/4/2
Y1 - 2016/4/2
N2 - This study sought to validate the Brunel Ethnic Behavior Inventory (BEBI) as a measure of two aspects of “doing” (i.e., ethnic speech and ethnic action) among the “ways of ethnicity” identified by Verkuyten. It also evaluates the construct validity of the BEBI alongside the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure-Revised (MEIM-R) and evaluates the BEBI and the MEIM-R (the latter of which measures exploration as “thinking” and commitment as “feeling” among ways of ethnicity) regarding criterion-related validity. Across two samples (n = 120 for Sample 1 and n = 148 for Sample 2), the BEBI and the MEIM-R performed suitably with regard to construct validity. However, the BEBI arguably performed better with regard to criterion-related validity (i.e., in predicting scores on life satisfaction, flourishing, positive and negative moods, and positive and negative emotions). Implications for validation studies on ways of ethnicity are discussed.
AB - This study sought to validate the Brunel Ethnic Behavior Inventory (BEBI) as a measure of two aspects of “doing” (i.e., ethnic speech and ethnic action) among the “ways of ethnicity” identified by Verkuyten. It also evaluates the construct validity of the BEBI alongside the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure-Revised (MEIM-R) and evaluates the BEBI and the MEIM-R (the latter of which measures exploration as “thinking” and commitment as “feeling” among ways of ethnicity) regarding criterion-related validity. Across two samples (n = 120 for Sample 1 and n = 148 for Sample 2), the BEBI and the MEIM-R performed suitably with regard to construct validity. However, the BEBI arguably performed better with regard to criterion-related validity (i.e., in predicting scores on life satisfaction, flourishing, positive and negative moods, and positive and negative emotions). Implications for validation studies on ways of ethnicity are discussed.
KW - Confirmatory factor analysis
KW - ego psychology
KW - ethnic behavior
KW - ethnic identity
KW - well-being
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84974777853&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15283488.2016.1159962
DO - 10.1080/15283488.2016.1159962
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84974777853
SN - 1528-3488
VL - 16
SP - 87
EP - 101
JO - Identity
JF - Identity
IS - 2
ER -