The Identity Style Inventory (ISI-3) and the Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS): Factor structure, reliability, and convergent validity in French-speaking college students

Details

Ressource 1Download: BIB_2F58E0E197F6.P001.pdf (143.96 [Ko])
State: Public
Version: author
Serval ID
serval:BIB_2F58E0E197F6
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
The Identity Style Inventory (ISI-3) and the Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS): Factor structure, reliability, and convergent validity in French-speaking college students
Journal
Journal of Adolescence
Author(s)
Zimmermann G., Biermann-Mahaim E., Mantzouranis G., Genoud P. A., Crocetti E.
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2012
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
35
Number
2
Pages
461-465
Language
english
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factor structure and the reliability of the French versions of the Identity Style Inventory (ISI-3) and the Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS) in a sample of college students (N = 457, 18 to 25 years old). Confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the hypothesized three-factor solution of the ISI-3 identity styles (i.e. informational, normative, and diffuse-avoidant styles), the one-factor solution of the ISI-3 identity commitment, and the three-factor structure of the U-MICS (i.e. commitment, in-depth exploration, and reconsideration of commitment). Additionally, theoretically consistent and meaningful associations among the ISI-3, U-MICS, and Ego Identity Process Questionnaire (EIPQ) confirmed convergent validity. Overall, the results of the present study indicate that the French versions of the ISI-3 and UMICS are useful instruments for assessing identity styles and processes, and provide additional support to the cross-cultural validity of these tools.
Keywords
Adolescence, Identity styles, Identity processes, French validation, Confirmatory factor analyses, ISI-3, UMICS, EIPQ
Create date
19/10/2010 14:03
Last modification date
20/08/2019 13:13
Usage data