THE PERSONAL DIMENSIONS OF DIFFERENCE SCALE - MEASURING MULTI-GROUP IDENTITY WITH 4 ETHNIC-GROUPS

The Personal Dimensions of Difference (PDD) is a measure of multi-grou p identity. It examines seven categories of social group membership on the dimensions of: (1) ascribed group identity, (2), personal empower ment via group membership, and (3) perceived social support for group membership. In study one a principle components factor analysis of the 21 PDD measures was conducted with 1,664 university students, yieldin g five dimensions of social group identity. Significant between-ethnic /race group differences were found on all five of the factors. In stud y two a subsample of the larger group was included in a monotrait-hete romenthod examination of the relationship of the PDD factors with subj ective well-being, anti-Black racism, and White Racial Identity. MANOV A results yielded a significant relationship for the PDD factors with subjective well-being. For Euro-Whites, the PDD factors were significa ntly correlated with the White Racial Identity Attitudes and anti-Blac k racism. Copyright (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.