Abstract
The authors propose a general three-dimensional structure of ethnic identity for Italian- and Greek-Canadians with the following three dimensions: (a) Ethnic Language Use with Family Members, (b) Ethnic Language Media Exposure, and (c) Ethnic Attachment. They executed preliminary exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) and subsequent confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) separately for each ethnic group. Results suggest much similarity between the measurement models of each group. The CFAs also indicate that the two language-based dimensions are the most reliable indicators of ethnic identity for both ethnic groups. One multisample analysis points to potentially invariant …