Examining the Psychometric Properties of the BIIS-2 in Ethnic Minority Adolescents in Germany

authored by

Paula Duwe, Peter F. Titzmann

Abstract

Understanding how adolescents integrate multiple cultures into their identity is a growing field of research in modern multicultural societies and requires psychometrically sound assessments tools. The Bicultural Identity Integration framework together with the Bicultural Identity Integration Scale 2 (BIIS-2; Huynh et al., 2018) offers an instrument that allows assessing BII with two factors (Blendedness vs. Compartmentalization and Harmony vs. Conflict). However, the psychometric properties of the BIIS-2 remain inconclusive for multicultural youth in Germany. To address this gap, we examined the psychometric properties of the BIIS-2 in a sample comprising 595 diverse ethnic minority adolescents in Germany (M_age = 13.26, SD = 1.3; 45.6% female). Contrary to the proposed two-factor structure (Huynh et al., 2018), our findings provide evidence for a four-factor structure (Blendedness, Compartmentalization, Harmony, and Conflict) which is also supported through unique associations in validation results.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Psychology

Type

Article

Journal

Psychological Test Adaptation and Development

Volume

5

Pages

251-262

No. of pages

12

Publication date

12.09.2024

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Psychology (miscellaneous), Applied Psychology

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1027/2698-1866/a000081 (Access: Open)