Abstract

RAMOS, Miguel Ribeiro  and  ALVES, Hélder. Portuguese adaptation of a multidimensional scale of identification. Psicologia [online]. 2011, vol.25, n.2, pp.23-38. ISSN 0874-2049.

Theearly unidimensional perspective of social identification has recently evolved to a multidimensional conceptualisation. Despite these theoretical advances, research conducted in Portugal still uses measures that reflect a unidimensional perspective of identification, which impedes an adequate comparison of results across studies and contributes to a misunderstanding of this construct. In the present article we provide a Portuguese adaptation of the multidimensional measure of Leach et al. (2008). Our results suggest a reliable measure with a factorial structure identical to Leach et al.’s (2008) model, in which we find the components of satisfaction, centrality, solidarity, self-stereotyping, and ingroup homogeneity. The discussion focuses on the advantages of using a multidimensional perspective.

Keywords : Group identification; Social identity theory; measurement; multidimensional scale.

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