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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED303531 AUTHOR: Reynolds, Amy L.
TITLE: Validation of an Identity Development Model.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1988
NOTE: 9 p.; Paper presented at the American Psychological
Association Convention (Atlanta, Georgia, August 13, 1988).
ABSTRACT: Empirical validation of the Self-Identity
Development Model of Oppressed People (SIDMOP) prompted the
choice of a multi-methodological approach that would test
the underlying theory and not the participants' ability to
perform a matching task. Few identity developmental models
of oppressed people have been systematically developed, and
even fewer have been empirically validated. SIDMOP is based
on a nontraditional psychological framework that theorizes
a nonlinear growth process, while most measurement tools in
the field are based on linear thinking. Validation of
current research on oppressed people has led to the
development of attitudinal and cognitive measures such as
the Racial Identity Attitude Scale (RIAS), and the
Gay/Lesbian Identity Questionnaire. SIDMOP has been
developed to understand others in an experiential way. The
model was developed systematically and thoroughly, using an
emic process, and additional clinical research may be all
that is necessary for validation. However, if the model is
to be developed for further research, content specific
instruments need to be developed for each oppressed group
that include the following issues: (1) the effect of the
participant's world view, selective memory, and social
desirability; (2) the possibility of "false positives"; and
(3) the effect of the participant's age and current
developmental tasks. (FMW)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Models-; Psychological-Studies;
Qualitative Research; Research-Needs; Research-Problems;
Statistical Analysis
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Developmental-Stages; *Identification
Psychology; *Minority-Groups; *Personality-Theories;
*Research-Methodology; *Validity-
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