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Ethnic Identity Types Questionnaire Test

With 30 statements completed in about 6 minutes, the Ethnic Identity Types Questionnaire Test explores how you relate to your own group and to people from other groups. Your result highlights patterns of identification, tolerance, distance, or exclusion, offering a focused starting point for self-reflection and understanding your personal response profile.

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How the Scales are Structured

Ethnic FanaticismEF

Measures willingness to endorse or engage in radical actions to advance ethnic interests, including prioritizing ethnic rights over universal human rights.

example score16/20

16/20Moderateexample score

0 – 8Low

9 – 16Moderate

17 – 20High

A score of 16 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable tendency to justify restrictive or exclusionary measures in the name of ethnic interests, though not at the most extreme level.

Ethnic IsolationismEI

Measures the extent to which a person endorses ethnic superiority beliefs, rejects interethnic closeness (e.g., marriages), and shows xenophobic attitudes toward out-groups.

example score9/20

9/20Moderateexample score

0 – 8Low

9 – 16Moderate

17 – 20High

A score of 9 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting some inclination toward ethnically isolating views and discomfort with close interethnic contact, though not strongly expressed.

Ethno-EgoismEE

Measures the extent to which a person views interethnic relations through a “my people first” lens that may include irritation or tension toward other groups.

example score12/20

12/20Moderateexample score

0 – 8Low

9 – 16Moderate

17 – 20High

A score of 12 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not extreme tendency to prioritize one’s own ethnic group, with occasional tension toward other groups.

Norm (Positive Ethnic Identity)NEI

Measures balanced positive ethnic identity, reflecting a respectful attitude toward one’s own group and other ethnic groups that supports tolerant intercultural interaction.

example score13/20

13/20Moderate PEIexample score

0 – 8Low PEI

9 – 16Moderate PEI

17 – 20High PEI

A score of 13 falls in the Moderate PEI range, suggesting generally positive and fairly balanced attitudes toward both one’s own and other ethnic groups, with some variability under complex situations.

Ethnic IndifferenceEI

This scale measures how irrelevant ethnicity is for a person and how blurred or uncertain their ethnic self-identification feels.

example score17/20

17/20High indifferenceexample score

0 – 8Low indifference

9 – 16Moderate indifference

17 – 20High indifference

A score of 17 indicates high ethnic indifference, suggesting ethnicity is largely not salient for you and ethnic affiliation may feel unclear or unimportant.

Ethno-NihilismEN

Measures the degree to which a person distances themselves from their own ethnic group and orients toward social belonging outside ethnic criteria.

example score9/20

9/20Moderate ethnonihilismexample score

0 – 8Low ethnonihilism

9 – 16Moderate ethnonihilism

17 – 20High ethnonihilism

A score of 9 falls in the moderate range, suggesting some distancing from one’s own ethnic group with a tendency to seek stable social roles less tied to ethnicity.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Diversity and education staff

41%OF USERS

Teachers, campus advisors, and diversity coordinators use it to understand students’ attitudes and prevent or de-escalate interethnic tensions in groups.

Community and social workers

34%OF USERS

People working with migrants, refugees, or mixed communities take it to spot intolerance triggers and plan safer, more constructive interactions.

HR and team leaders

25%OF USERS

Managers in multicultural workplaces use it to assess conflict risk, guide communication, and support team cohesion during stressful periods.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

EthnophanaticismE

You?

Average5.8

Typical rangeTypical2.4 – 9.1

Possible0 – 20

Ethno-isolationismE

You?

Average8.1

Typical rangeTypical5.4 – 10.7

Possible0 – 20

Ethno-egoismE

You?

Average9.3

Typical rangeTypical6.6 – 12.1

Possible0 – 20

Norm (PEI)

You?

Average8.9

Typical rangeTypical6 – 11.9

Possible0 – 20

Ethnic IndifferenceEI

You?

Average13.3

Typical rangeTypical9.6 – 17

Possible0 – 20

EthnonihilismE

You?

Average5

Typical rangeTypical1.8 – 8.3

Possible0 – 20

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Below are statements made by different individuals regarding interethnic relations and national culture. Consider the extent to which your views align with these statements. Indicate your level of agreement or disagreement with each statement.

- Agree
- Somewhat agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Disagree
- Agree
- Rather agree
- Agree in some ways, disagree in others
- Rather disagree
- Disagree
- Agree
- Rather agree
- Partly agree, partly disagree
- Rather disagree
- Disagree

These are 3 of the 30 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Ethnic Identity Types Questionnaire Test - Description and methodology of the test

ethnopsychology

identity

People who want to examine how ethnic belonging may shape judgments, loyalties, and reactions to difference may find the Ethnic Identity Types Questionnaire Test useful as a structured exercise. It suits readers considering cultural loyalty, tolerance, distance, exclusion, or feelings of superiority in their own reactions. This ethnic identity assessment helps organize the situations and attitudes they may want to examine more closely.

What This Assessment Explores

Results form an ethnic identity profile showing openness, withdrawal, superiority, exclusion, or uncertainty.

Ethnic Isolationism (0-20) measures group superiority, opposition to interethnic marriage, and xenophobia: Low 0-8; Moderate 9-16; High 17-20.
Ethnic Fanaticism (0-20) measures radical action, restrictions on other groups, and ethnic rights above human rights: Low 0-8; Moderate 9-16; High 17-20.
Ethno-Egoism (0-20) reflects a “my people” lens, benign or tense toward others: Low 0-8; Moderate 9-16; High 17-20.
Norm (Positive Ethnic Identity) (0-20) reflects positive attitudes, tolerance, and peaceful interaction across groups: Low PEI 0-8; Moderate PEI 9-16; High PEI 17-20.
Ethnic Indifference (0-20) reflects diffuse identity, uncertain affiliation, and low ethnic salience: Low indifference 0-8; Moderate indifference 9-16; High indifference 17-20.
Ethno-Nihilism (0-20) reflects hypo-identity, distancing from one’s group, and non-ethnic niches: Low ethnonihilism 0-8; Moderate ethnonihilism 9-16; High ethnonihilism 17-20.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Each statement uses five agreement choices from agree to disagree, with a middle option. Items address cultural preference, superiority, intergroup contact, exclusion, conflict, and distance from ethnic affiliation. Responses form dimension scores that are interpreted through the displayed low, moderate, and high bands; the questionnaire does not state how many points each answer contributes.

Conceptually, it is consistent with the Types of Ethnic Identity Questionnaire, a separate published instrument, but it is not a documented adaptation of that instrument. The online questionnaire has no stated standardization or validation for these displayed scores. Phinney’s Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure is a distinct comparison instrument and does not validate the six scales or establish their scoring.

For interpretation, this ethnic identity test is best read as a pattern of tendencies connected to the situations behind the answers. Self-report can be affected by current mood, self-awareness, and impression management, so the profile is not a fixed identity or clinical conclusion.

Author: Jean S. Phinney, John W. Berry

Literature:

Soldatova, Galina Urtanbekovna. Psychology of Interethnic Tension. Moscow: Smysl, 1998. ISBN 978-5-89357-029-8.
Berberyan, Asya, and Satenik Tepanyan. The Relationship Between Ethnic Identity and Personality Traits in Armenians in the Titular Nation and the Diaspora in Russia. Katchar Scientific Periodical, no. 1, 2023, pp. 63-79. 10.54503/2579-2903-2023.1-63
Phinney, Jean S. The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure: A New Scale for Use with Diverse Groups. Journal of Adolescent Research, vol. 7, no. 2, 1992, pp. 156-176. 10.1177/074355489272003

Updated: 2025-10-02