TY - JOUR
T1 - Conceptualizing native identity with a multidimensional model
AU - Gonzalez, John
AU - Bennett, Russell
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This study reports on a Native Identity Scale (NIS) adapted from an African American identity scale (Sellers et al., 1997). American Indian (AIs) and First Nations Canadian participants (N = 199) completed the NIS at powwows in the Upper Midwest. The majority of respondents were Ojibwe, but other tribal groups were represented. A principal components factor analysis with varimax rotation revealed four factors important in self-identity: Centrality, Humanist, Public Regard, and Oppressed Minority. The correlation of respondents' scores on items defining the four factors with some aspects of respondents' behavior supports the validity of the factors. It is suggested that the NIS is a promising new tool for the study of identity dimensions in AI populations.
AB - This study reports on a Native Identity Scale (NIS) adapted from an African American identity scale (Sellers et al., 1997). American Indian (AIs) and First Nations Canadian participants (N = 199) completed the NIS at powwows in the Upper Midwest. The majority of respondents were Ojibwe, but other tribal groups were represented. A principal components factor analysis with varimax rotation revealed four factors important in self-identity: Centrality, Humanist, Public Regard, and Oppressed Minority. The correlation of respondents' scores on items defining the four factors with some aspects of respondents' behavior supports the validity of the factors. It is suggested that the NIS is a promising new tool for the study of identity dimensions in AI populations.
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U2 - 10.5820/aian.1702.2011.22
DO - 10.5820/aian.1702.2011.22
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79953854007
SN - 0893-5394
VL - 17
SP - 22
EP - 42
JO - American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research
JF - American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research
IS - 2
ER -