INSTRUCTIONS: We are all members of different social groups or social categories. Some of such social groups or categories pertain to gender‚ race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ ethnicity‚ and socioeconomic class. We would like you to consider your memberships in those particular groups or categories‚ and respond to the following statements on the basis of how you feel about those groups and your memberships in them. There are no right or wrong answers to any of these statements; we are interested in your honest reactions and opinions. Please read each statement carefully‚ and respond by using the following scale from 1 to 7:

		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Disagree Somewhat	Neutral	Agree Somewhat	Agree	Strongly Agree
1.	I am a worthy member of the social groups I belong to.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2.	I often regret that I belong to some of the social groups I do.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
3.	Overall‚ my social groups are considered good by others.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
4.	Overall‚ my group memberships have very little to do with how I feel about myself.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
5.	I feel I don't have much to offer to the social groups I belong to.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
6.	In general‚ I'm glad to be a member of the social groups I belong to.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
7.	Most people consider my social groups‚ on the average‚ to be more ineffective than other social groups.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8.	The social groups I belong to are an important reflection of who I am.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
9.	I am a cooperative participant in the social groups I belong to.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
10.	Overall‚ I often feel that the social groups of which I am a member are not worthwhile.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
11.	In general‚ others respect the social groups that I am a member of.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
12.	The social groups I belong to are unimportant to my sense of what kind of a person I am.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
13.	I often feel I'm a useless member of my social groups.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
14.	I feel good about the social groups I belong to.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
15.	In general‚ others think that the social groups I am a member of are unworthy.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
16.	In general‚ belonging to social groups is an important part of my self image.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

INSTRUCTIONS: We are all members of different social groups or social categories. We would like you to consider your race or ethnicity (e.g.‚ African-American‚ Latino/Latina‚ Asian‚ European-American) in responding to the following statements. There are no right or wrong answers to any of these statements; we are interested in your honest reactions and opinions. Please read each statement carefully‚ and respond by using the following scale from
1 to 7:

		Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Disagree Somewhat	Neutral	Agree Somewhat	Agree	Strongly Agree
1.	I am a worthy member of my race/ethnic group.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2.	I often regret that I belong to my racial/ethnic group.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
3.	Overall‚ my racial/ethnic group is considered good by others.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
4.	Overall‚ my race/ethnicity has very little to do with how I feel about myself.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
5.	I feel I don't have much to offer to my racial/ethnic group.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
6.	In general‚ I'm glad to be a member of my racial/ethnic group.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
7.	Most people consider my racial/ethnic group‚ on the average‚ to be more ineffective than other groups.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8.	The racial/ethnic group I belong to is an important reflection of who I am.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
9.	I am a cooperative participant in the activities of my racial/ethnic group.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
10.	Overall‚ I often feel that my racial/ethnic group is not worthwhile.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
11.	In general‚ others respect my race/ethnicity.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
12.	My race/ethnicity is unimportant to my sense of what kind of a person I am.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
13.	I often feel I'm a useless member of my racial/ethnic group.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
14.	I feel good about the race/ethnicity I belong to.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
15.	In general‚ others think that my racial/ethnic group is unworthy.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
16.	In general‚ belonging to my race/ethnicity is an important part of my self image.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7