title: The construction and validation of a measure of Ethno-cultural Identity Conflict.
abstract: The research describes the construction and validation of the Ethno-cultural Identity Conflict Scale (EICS) based on 3 independent samples totaling 975 immigrants, international students, and members of ethnic minority groups. The convergent validity of the 20-item scale was supported by its correlations with Self-Concept Clarity (r = -.65), Sense of Coherence (r = -.58), Identity Distress (r = .48), and the Cultural Conflict (r = .62) and Cultural Distance (r = .21) components of the Bicultural Identity Integration Scale. EICS was also linked to contemporary acculturation research with integrated migrants experiencing less conflict than those who were separated, assimilated, or marginalized.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Applied Cross-Cultural Research, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Colleen.Ward@vuw.ac.nz
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Jaimee
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.forename: Larissa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kus
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003469:Culture; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D009520:New Zealand / Q000208:ethnology; D012649:Self Concept; D012928:Social Desirability; D012933:Social Identification