Validation of the Adolescent Social Identity Measure: Adolescents' Perception of Themselves in a Social Context

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  • Author(s): Carroll, Annemaree (ORCID Carroll, Annemaree (ORCID 0000-0001-9668-6227); Bower, Julie M. (ORCID Bower, Julie M. (ORCID 0000-0002-8414-9325); Povey, Jenny (ORCID Povey, Jenny (ORCID 0000-0001-6736-1730); Muspratt, Sandy (ORCID Muspratt, Sandy (ORCID 0000-0001-8559-1548); Chen, Holly (ORCID Chen, Holly (ORCID 0000-0002-1643-6648)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    International Journal of Educational Methodology. 2023 9(3):551-565.
  • Publication Date:
    2023
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Eurasian Society of Educational Research. 7321 Parkway Drive South, Hanover, MD 21076. e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://www.ijem.com/
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      15
    • Education Level:
      High Schools
      Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Self Concept; Social Influences; Adolescents; Measures (Individuals); Test Construction; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Gender Differences; Foreign Countries; High School Students; Student Behavior; Peer Relationship; Public Schools
    • Subject Terms:
      Australia
    • ISSN:
      2469-9632
    • Abstract:
      Social identity is an important social determinant of student outcomes such as mental health and well-being. Currently, no validated social identity measures exist for adolescents in secondary school settings. A new 'Adolescent Social Identity' measure was developed by adapting two social identity dimensions from a validated reputation enhancement scale. The Social Identity Measure comprises two scales of 10 items each to measure how adolescents think their peers view them (e.g., reputational status) in terms of their conforming and nonconforming behaviour (Self-perception of Public Self) and how adolescents would ideally like to be viewed (Ideal Public Self) by peers. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted along with assessments of reliability, validity, and measurement invariance. Conforming and Nonconforming subscales for both scales were shown to be reliable, valid, and invariant across age and gender groupings. There were significant but small differences in the latent means for gender.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2023
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1400780