Despite growing literature on sexual minority (SM; e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, asexual) people of Color (PoC), there is a dearth of research examining positive aspects of SM-PoC identity. This article presents the development and initial validation of the Queer People of Color Identity Affirmation Scale (QPIAS). First, items were developed through interviews with SM-PoC (N = 10) and then pilot-tested (N = 293). We then administered the scale to a second sample of SM-PoC (N = 703), which was randomly divided for exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The final QPIAS consists of 12 items and 2 subscales: Identity-Based Growth and Identity Cohesion. Participant performance on the final QPIAS was compared to other constructs of identity and psychosocial wellbeing to assess convergent validity. As predicted, the QPIAS was significantly positively associated with resilience, empowerment, sexual identity affirmation, and ethnoracial identity affirmation, and negatively associated with depression and sexual and ethnoracial identity conflict. Results also suggest that this scale may be useful in predicting resilience and empowerment beyond existing measures of sexual and ethnoracial identity affirmation. Use of this scale may provide new information on factors contributing to wellbeing in this population and be a beneficial tool in multiculturally competent assessment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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酷儿色彩认同肯定量表的开发和初步验证。

尽管关于性少数（SM；例如，女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、酷儿、无性恋）有色人种 (PoC) 的文献越来越多，但缺乏研究 SM-PoC 身份的积极方面。本文介绍了 Queer People of Color Identity Affirmation Scale (QPIAS) 的开发和初步验证。首先，项目是通过与 SM-PoC 的访谈（N = 10）开发的，然后进行试点测试（N = 293）。然后，我们将该量表用于 SM-PoC 的第二个样本（N = 703），该样本被随机分配用于探索性和验证性因素分析。最终的 QPIAS 包含 12 个项目和 2 个分量表：基于身份的成长和身份凝聚力。将最终 QPIAS 的参与者表现与身份和社会心理健康的其他结构进行比较，以评估收敛效度。正如预测的那样，QPIAS 与韧性、赋权、性身份确认和种族身份确认显着正相关，与抑郁以及性和种族身份冲突呈负相关。结果还表明，该量表可能有助于预测超越现有性和种族身份确认措施的弹性和赋权。使用该量表可以提供有关影响该人群幸福感的因素的新信息，并成为多元文化能力评估的有益工具。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。结果还表明，该量表可能有助于预测超越现有性和种族身份确认措施的弹性和赋权。使用该量表可以提供有关影响该人群幸福感的因素的新信息，并成为多元文化能力评估的有益工具。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。结果还表明，该量表可能有助于预测超越现有性和种族身份确认措施的弹性和赋权。使用该量表可以提供有关影响该人群幸福感的因素的新信息，并成为多元文化能力评估的有益工具。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。