Development and Initial Validation of the Sexual Minority Women Rejection Sensitivity Scale
Development and Initial Validation of the Sexual Minority Women Rejection Sensitivity Scale
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DOI：
10.1177/0361684315608843
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发表时间：
2016-03-01
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4
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London, Bonita
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作者：
Dyar, Christina;Feinstein, Brian A.;London, Bonita
本研究的目的是为性少数民族女性(SMW)制定一种性取向拒绝敏感度(RS)的测量方法，并检验其初步信度和效度。在研究1a中，来自150名SMW的数据被用来开发SMW拒绝敏感量表(SMW-RSS)的情景。在研究1b中，来自第二样本128名SMW的数据被用于简化SMW-RSS并检验其因素结构。在研究2中，来自第三个样本300名SMW的数据被用来检验SMW-RSS的收敛和区分效度。SMW-RSS显示出较强的收敛效度，与少数族裔压力(歧视、性认同接受担忧、难以形成积极的性认同、内在化的消极情绪和隐藏动机)和内在化精神病理(焦虑和抑郁症状)相关。该测量也显示了很强的区分效度，预测心理社会结果超过了现有的RS测量。调查结果表明，SMW-RSS在评估妇女对性取向拒绝的关切和期望方面是有用的，并强调了审查SMW经历的关于拒绝的独特关切的重要性。有关本文的其他在线材料，请访问普华永道的网站http://pwq.sagepub.com/supplemental。
The goals of the current studies were to develop a measure of sexual orientation rejection sensitivity (RS) for sexual minority women (SMW) and to examine its preliminary reliability and validity. In Study 1a, data from 150 SMW were used to develop scenarios for the SMW Rejection Sensitivity Scale (SMW-RSS). In Study 1b, data from a second sample of 128 SMW were used to streamline the SMW-RSS and test its factor structure. In Study 2, data from a third sample of 300 SMW were used to test the convergent and discriminant validity of the SMW-RSS. The SMW-RSS demonstrated strong convergent validity, correlating with the indices of minority stress (discrimination, sexual identity acceptance concerns, difficulty developing a positive sexual identity, internalized negativity, and concealment motivation) and internalizing psychopathology (anxiety and depression symptoms). The measure also demonstrated strong discriminant validity, predicting psychosocial outcomes above and beyond existing measures of RS. Findings demonstrate the utility of the SMW-RSS to assess concerns and expectations of sexual orientation rejection among women and underscore the importance of examining the unique concerns about rejection that SMW experience. Additional online materials for this article are available to PWQ subscribers on PWQ's website athttp://pwq.sagepub.com/supplemental