OBJECTIVES The current study examined the psychometric properties of the American Identity Questionnaire (Phinney & Devich-Navarro, Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1997, 7, 3). American identity has been associated with societal and personal benefits for ethno-racially diverse populations, but limited research has assessed whether American identity measures function equivalently across members of different groups. Thus, the current study examined the measurement equivalence and construct validity of the American Identity Questionnaire among Black, Latino, and White adolescents. METHOD Using a cross-sectional design, adolescents completed self-administered surveys during regular school time. The current study included U.S.-born adolescents (N = 1,326; M age = 16.16 years; SD = 1.12; 53% female) who self-identified as either Black (n = 315), Latino (n = 345), or White (n = 666). RESULTS Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis was carried out using ethnic-racial group membership as the grouping variable. Findings suggested that the American Identity Questionnaire demonstrated configural (equivalent factor structures) and metric (equivalent factor loadings) invariance across the three groups. Partial scalar invariance was supported after allowing one item intercept to be freely estimated among Latino youth. Regarding construct validity, American identity was positively associated with self-esteem and personal identity, and negatively associated with depressive symptoms across the three groups. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that the American Identity Questionnaire can be used to assess associations between American identity and other constructs with samples of Black, Latino, and White adolescents. Mean-level comparisons across the three groups may also be possible. Construct validity results indicated that American identity was positively associated with adolescents' psychosocial adjustment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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美国身份问卷对黑人、拉丁裔和白人青少年的测量等效性测试。

目标 当前的研究检验了美国身份问卷的心理测量特性（Phinney & Devich-Navarro, Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1997, 7, 3）。美国身份与种族多元化人群的社会和个人利益相关联，但有限的研究评估了美国身份衡量标准是否在不同群体的成员中发挥同等作用。因此，当前的研究检查了美国身份问卷在黑人、拉丁裔和白人青少年中的测量等效性和结构效度。方法 使用横断面设计，青少年在正常上学期间完成自我管理的调查。目前的研究包括美国出生的青少年（N = 1,326；M 年龄 = 16.16 岁；SD = 1.12；53% 为女性），他们自称为黑人（n = 315）、拉丁裔 (n = 345) 或白人 (n = 666)。结果 使用民族-种族群体成员身份作为分组变量进行了多组验证性因素分析。结果表明，美国身份问卷在三组中显示出配置（等效因子结构）和度量（等效因子载荷）不变性。在允许在拉丁裔青年中自由估计一项拦截后，部分标量不变性得到了支持。关于结构效度，美国人身份与自尊和个人身份呈正相关，与三组的抑郁症状呈负相关。结论 调查结果表明，美国身份问卷可用于评估美国身份与其他结构与黑人、拉丁裔、和白人青少年。三组之间的平均水平比较也是可能的。结构效度结果表明美国身份与青少年的社会心理适应呈正相关。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2021 APA，保留所有权利）。