Identity Style Inventory – Cultural Transition Version (ISI-CT)

The ISI-CT is a modified version of the Identity Style Inventory by Michael Berzonsky. This new version of the measure was designed to assess information-processing and decision making strategies during cultural transition.

The ISI-CT incorporates five distinct identity styles (analytical informational, exploratory informational, normative to the country of origin, normative to the host society, and diffuse-avoidant) and a measure of immigrant identity commitment.

More information about the scale construction and validation process can be found here.

You are free to use the measure without permission as long as you give credit to the authors of the scale: Szabo, A., Ward, C., & Fletcher, G. J. O. (2016). Identity Processing Styles During Cultural Transition: Construct and Measurement. Journal of Cross-cultural Psychology. doi: 10.1177/0022022116631825 

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Multicultural Identity Styles (MISS)

The MISS assesses two identity strategies, hybrid and alternating, that acculturating individuals may activate to manage multiple cultural identities. The hybrid identity styles involves selecting and blending aspects of multiple cultures. The alternating identity style refers to a strategy by which individuals emphasize particular components of identity dependent on the environmental circumstances.

More information about the scale construction and validation process can be found here.

Ward, C., Ng Tseung-Wong, C., Szabo, A., Qumseya, T., & Bhowon, U. (2018). Hybrid and alternating identity styles as strategies for managing multicultural identities. Journal of Cross-cultural Psychology, 49, 1402-1439. doi:10.1177/0022022118782641

Short Form Ethno-cultural Identity Conflict Scale (EICS-SF)

The EICS-SF is a 6-item, short form version of the Ethno-cultural Identity Conflict Scale. It assesses cultural identity conflict both in cognitive (i.e., the way in which ethnic and cultural dimensions of the self are perceived) and affective (i.e., feelings associated with the ethnic and cultural dimensions of the self) domains. It is a broad-spectrum scale that can be used to assess cultural identity conflict of individuals with multiple cultural affiliations, including ethno-cultural minority groups, immigrants, indigenous peoples, refugees, and sojourners, in multicultural settings.

More information about the scale construction and validation process can be found here.

You are free to use the measure without permission as long as you give credit to the authors of the scale: 

Szabó, Á., & Ward, C. (2021). Development of the short-form version of the Ethnocultural Identity Conflict Scale (EICS-SF). Assessment. doi:10.1177/10731911211000108

For the items and instructions, click here.