Aspects of Identity Questionnaire – AIQ-IV

Mohammed looti

Aspects of Identity Questionnaire – AIQ-IV

Measures the relative importance that individuals place on various identity attributes (personal, relational, social, and collective) when constructing their self-definitions.

45 Questions

~11 min

Custom

Scale Development & Technical Details

Scale Overview

The Aspects of Identity Questionnaire – AIQ-IV was developed by Jonathan M. Cheek & Stephen R. Briggs (2002). It is designed to measure Identity Orientations. The scale is intended for use with Adults.

Scale Structure

This instrument consists of 45 items organized into 5 factors/subscales: Personal Identity, Relational Identity, Social Identity, Collective Identity, Special Items.

Factor / Subscale	Items	N
Personal Identity	2,5,8,11,14,18,21,25,27,32	10
Relational Identity	22,26,28,31,34,35,37,39,41,43	10
Social Identity	3,6,9,12,15,17,20	7
Collective Identity	4,7,10,13,24,29,38,42	8
Special Items	1,16,19,23,30,33,36,40,44,45	10

Response Format

Respondents rate each item using a custom response format.

Response anchors: 1 = Not important to my sense of who I am, 2 = Slightly important to my sense of who I am, 3 = Somewhat important to my sense of who I am, 4 = Very important to my sense of who I am, 5 = Extremely important to my sense of who I am.

Scoring

Items are scored by subscale, with each subscale sum representing a distinct dimension.

Administration

The scale is self-administered and typically takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. It can be administered individually or in group settings. No special training is required for administration.

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About You

Please provide the following information before starting the assessment. This data is used for research purposes only and will remain confidential.

Gender *

Age *

Education Level

Country / Nationality

Instructions

These items describe different aspects of identity. Please read each item carefully and consider how it applies to you. Fill in the blank next to each item by choosing a number from the scale below:

1 Not important to my sense of who I am

2 Slightly important to my sense of who I am

3 Somewhat important to my sense of who I am

4 Very important to my sense of who I am

5 Extremely important to my sense of who I am

The things I own, my possessions

Not important to my sense of who I am Slightly important to my sense of who I am Somewhat important to my sense of who I am Very important to my sense of who I am Extremely important to my sense of who I am

My personal values and moral standards

My popularity with other people

Being a part of the many generations of my family

My dreams and imagination

The ways in which other people react to what I say and do

My race or ethnic background

My personal goals and hopes for the future

My physical appearance: my height, my weight, and the shape of my body

My religion

My emotions and feelings

My reputation, what others think of me

Places where I live or where I was raised

My thoughts and ideas

My attractiveness to other people

My age, belonging to my age group or being part of my generation

My gestures and mannerisms, the impression I make on others

The ways I deal with my fears and anxieties

My sex, being a male or a female

My social behavior, such as the way I act when meeting people

My feeling of being a unique person, being distinct from others

My relationships with the people I feel close to

My social class, the economic group I belong to whether lower, middle, or upper class

My feeling of belonging to my community

Knowing that I continue to be essentially the same inside even though life involves many external changes

Being a good friend to those I really care about

My self-knowledge, my ideas about what kind of person I really am

My commitment to being a concerned relationship partner

My feeling of pride in my country, being proud to be a citizen

My physical abilities, being coordinated and good at athletic activities

Sharing significant experiences with my close friends

My personal self-evaluation, the private opinion I have of myself

Being a sports fan, identifying with a sports team

Having mutually satisfying personal relationships

Connecting on an intimate level with another person

My occupational choice and career plans

Developing caring relationships with others

My commitments on political issues or my political activities

My desire to understand the true thoughts and feelings of my best friend or romantic partner

My academic ability and performance, such as the grades I earn and comments I get from teachers

Having close bonds with other people

My language, such as my regional accent or dialect or a second language that I know

My feeling of connectedness with those I am close to

My role of being a student in college

My sexual orientation, whether heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual

Answer all questions to submit

Your Results

Aspects of Identity Questionnaire – AIQ-IV