Research - Multi-dimensional Model of Maori Identity and Cultural_Engagement

The Multi-dimensional Model of Māori Identity and Cultural Engagement (MMM-ICE) is a self-report (Likert-type) instrument designed to assess six distinct dimensions of identity and cultural engagement in Māori populations:

• (1) Group Membership Evaluation,
• (2) Socio- Political Consciousness,
• (3) Cultural Efficacy and Active Identity Engagement,
• (4) Spirituality,
• (5) Interdependent Self-Concept, and
• (6) Authenticity Beliefs

The MMM-ICE is a quantitative index of identity that can be readily compared across independent studies of Māori peoples.

The index was developed by Dr. Carla Houkamau and Dr. Chris Sibley in 2010; both of whom are senior lecturers at The University of Auckland.

The MMM-ICE aims to provide a culturally sensitive, valid and reliable self-report measure of Māori identity and cultural engagement embedded within an Indigenous Māori context; ‘who’ a person is as Māori, how they ‘fit in’ with others in the social world and what that means in terms of behavior.

The MMM-ICE is associated with the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study.

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