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Bicultural Identity Integration Scale, Version 2 (BIIS-2)

Bicultural Identity Integration Scale, Version 2 (BIIS-2) Test

Understand how your two cultures fit together and where tension shows up in just 3 minutes. This quick 15 item check supports counseling, research, and acculturation planning.

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How the Scales are Structured

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16/25

Cultural Blendedness vs. Cultural Compartmentalization (CBvCC)

Measures how integrated versus disconnected a person experiences their two cultural identities in daily life.

More disconnection

More mixing

5 – 16: More disconnection | 17 – 25: More mixing

A score of 16 falls in the 'More disconnection' range, suggesting the two cultural identities may feel somewhat separate rather than smoothly blended.

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38/50

Cultural Harmony vs. Cultural Conflict (CHvCC)

Measures how much a person experiences their two cultural identities as compatible and harmonious versus clashing and in conflict.

More conflict

Mixed/variable

More harmony

10 – 34: More conflict | 35 – 46: Mixed/variable | 47 – 50: More harmony

A score of 38 falls in the Mixed/variable range, suggesting the two cultural identities are sometimes experienced as compatible and sometimes as in tension depending on the context.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Bicultural teens and students

41%OF USERS

Older adolescents who feel they belong to two cultures and want to understand whether these identities feel harmonious or conflicting.

Migrant youth in adaptation

34%OF USERS

Young people who have moved countries (or grew up between countries) and want to see how comfortably they switch between cultural norms and values.

Mixed-family young adults

25%OF USERS

People from intercultural families who want clarity on how their two cultural backgrounds fit together in daily life and relationships.

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Cultural Mixing vs Cultural Disconnection (CMvCD)

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7.9 — 14.2

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Cultural Harmony vs Cultural Conflict (CHvCC)

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31.8

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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures how well two cultural identities are experienced as compatible and connected. It assesses perceived harmony versus conflict and separation between the two cultures.

Who is this questionnaire intended for?

It is intended for older adolescents and adults who identify with at least two cultures. It can be used in migrant, mixed-family, and multicultural upbringing contexts.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

It includes 15 items and typically takes about 3 minutes to complete. Responses are based on self-report.

What types of statements are included?

Items ask about perceived compatibility of values, ease of shifting between cultural frames, and whether the cultures feel blended or kept separate. They focus on everyday experiences of navigating two cultural worlds.

How should responses be selected?

Choose the option that best matches typical experience rather than an ideal or expected answer. Answer all items using the first response that seems accurate.

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Integration of Bicultural Identity, BIIS-2 Test

Bicultural Identity Integration Scale, Version 2 (BIIS-2) Test - Symptoms and Signs

ethnopsychology identity migrants sociocultural adaptation

This self-report measure assesses the degree to which an individual experiences their two cultural identities as compatible and coherent versus conflicting or compartmentalized. The Bicultural Identity Integration Scale, Version 2 (BIIS-2) is commonly used in clinical and research contexts to characterize bicultural identity integration and related subjective experiences (Benet-Martínez).

The instrument consists of 15 items and typically takes about 3 minutes to complete. Item content focuses on perceived harmony versus tension between cultural identities and the extent to which cultural frameworks are experienced as blended versus separate; results may help inform culturally responsive case formulation, consultation, or program evaluation involving bicultural or multicultural populations, consistent with appropriate interpretation of the Bicultural Identity Integration Scale, Version 2 (BIIS-2).

Author: john-w-berry, Verónica Benet-Martínez

Literature: Benet-Martínez, V., & Haritatos, J. Bicultural identity integration (BII): Components and psychosocial antecedents. Journal of Personality. 2005.

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