Identity Salience Questionnaire (ISQ)

 

Assessment name: Identity Salience Questionnaire (ISQ)

Scale overview: The Identity Salience Questionnaire (ISQ) is a 6-item self-report measure of two dimensions of an identity: The persistence of the identity in thought and the awareness of the identity in a context.

Read more about the concept, Identity Salience.

Response Type: Items are rated on a scale of agreement from 1 = strongly disagree to 7 = strongly agree.

Scale items

The first three items measure “Chronic Salience” and the second group of three items measure “Contextual Salience.” The letter “X” should be replaced by the researcher based on the specific social identity they are studying. The six items should be presented in random order.

Chronic salience items refer to how often someone thinks about their identity. Contextual Salience items refer to when a person thinks about their identity such as when a person says something in conversation.

 

Reliability and Validity

In the article below, the authors present evidence of stability, reliability, and validity in four studies. The studies focused on identity salience in LGBTQIA+ samples but the scale items are not limited to a specific type of self-identity.

 

Availability: The full scale along with instructions and labels for the ratings can be found in Appendix A of the manuscript, which is page 40 of the pdf file. One source of the document is https://psyarxiv.com/3hmxr/

 

 

Reference for the scale

Hinton, J. D. X., Koc, Y., de la Piedad Garcia, X., Kaufmann, L. M., & Anderson, J. (2022, December 4). Chronic and Contextual Identity Salience: Assessing Dual-Dimensional Salience with the Identity Salience Questionnaire (ISQ). https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/3hmxr

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Sexual Orientation Identity Development Scale SOI

 

Scale name:  Sexual Orientation Identity Development Scale  (SOI)

Scale overview:

The Sexual Orientation Identity Development Scale measures three dimensions of sexual orientation: Affirmation, Exploration, Resolution. English and Spanish versions are available.

Authors:  Toomey, R. B., Anhalt, K., & Shramko, M.

Response Type: 4-point rating scale: 

1 = Does not describe me at all, 

2 = Describes me a little,

3 = Describes me well, 

4 = Describes me very well.

Español

1 = No me describe en absolute,  

2 = Me escribe un poco,  

3 = Me describe bien,

4 = Me describe muy bien

Subscales: There are three subscales (alpha values in parentheses):

     Affirmation (Spearman-Brown .81)

     Exploration (Spearman-Brown .61)

     Resolution (alpha .67)

 

Sample items

  1. I have attended events that have helped me learn about my sexual orientation, such as gay-straight alliance meetings or events at a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community center.

  9. I have a clear sense of what my sexual orientation means to me.

Español

  1.  He asistido a eventos que me han ayudado a aprender más acerca de mi orientación sexual. Por ejemplo, he asistido al club de estudiantes GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance/Alianza Gay-Heterosexual) en mi escuela ó a eventos en el centro comunitario LGBT.

  9.  Tengo un sentido claro de lo que significa mi orientación sexual para mí.

 

Reliability: See the alpha values next to each subscale above.

Validity:

The authors used factor analysis to examine the structure of the scale.

“In terms of construct validity, we found that SOI resolution and affirmation were both positively associated with self-esteem and negatively correlated with internalized homonegativity. SOI exploration, however, was not associated with self-esteem or internalized homonegativity.” (Toomey et al., 2016, p. 499)

See the article below for more details.

Availability: The full set of items are available in English and Spanish with the four point ratings at the PsycTESTS reference– see below.

Permissions

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            Publisher: © 2016 by Taylor & Francis

References

Toomey, R. B., Anhalt, K., & Shramko, M. (2016). Sexual Orientation Identity Development Scale [Database record]. Retrieved from PsycTESTS. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/t52502-000

Toomey, Russell B., Anhalt, Karla, & Shramko, Maura. (2016). An examination of the validity and reliability of a measure of sexual orientation identity exploration, resolution, and affirmation. Self and Identity, Vol 15(4), 488-504. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2016.1157516

 

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Transgender Positive Identity Measure (T-PIM)

 

Scale name: Transgender Positive Identity Measure (T-PIM)

Scale overview: The Transgender Positive Identity Measure (T-PIM) is a 24-item, 7-point measure of positive identity for people who identify as transgender.

Authors: Riggle, E. D. B., & Mohr, J. J. (2015)

Response Type: 7-point rating scale; 1 = disagree strongly, 7 = agree strongly

Subscales: There are five factors

Authenticity

Intimacy

Community

Social Justice

Insights

 

Sample items

    My LGBT identity has given me more confidence

    I feel supported by the LGBT community

Reliability: Alpha for the 24-items was .93. Alpha values for the five subscales range from .81 to .92.

Validity: The authors reported  their method of selecting five factors based on factor analysis.

Availability: The full set of 24 items can be found in the PsycTESTS reference.

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Reference

Riggle, E. D. B., & Mohr, J. J. (2015). Transgender Positive Identity Measure. PsycTESTS. https://doi.org/10.1037/t39591-000

Riggle, E. D. B., & Mohr, J. J. (2015). A proposed multi factor measure of positive identity for transgender identified individuals. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 2(1), 78–85. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000082

 

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Bisexual Identity Inventory (BII)

 

Scale name: Bisexual Identity Inventory (BII)

Scale overview: The Bisexual Identity Inventory measures dimensions of bisexual identity using 24-items rated on a 7-point scale.

Authors: Paul, Ron, Smith, Nathan Grant, Mohr, Jonathan J., & Ross, Lori E. (2014).

Response Type: 7-point Likert-type ratings from 1 = strongly disagree to 7 = strongly agree.

Subscales:  Four (coefficient alphas in parentheses from two samples)

Illegitimacy of Bisexual Identity (.80, .84)

Anticipated Binegativity (.78, .73)

Internalized Binegativity (.87, .84)

Identity Affirmation (.91, .93)

See Paul et al. (2014b) for factors and psychometrics.

 

Sample items

1. People probably do not take me seriously when I tell them I am bisexual.

24. I would be better off if I would identify as gay or straight, rather than bisexual

Reliability: Coefficient alphas range from .73 to .93 for the

Validity: All subscales except Identity Affirmation were significantly correlated with depression (Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale). Identity affirmation was significantly positively correlated with a measure of outness (Outness Inventory).

Availability: The full set of 24 items is in PsycTESTS – see reference below.

Permissions: “Researchers may use this scale without contacting us to obtain permission. However, we ask that reports of findings using this scale be forwarded to Nathan Grant Smith.”

 

References

Paul, R., Smith, N. G., Mohr, J. J., & Ross, L. E. (2014a). Bisexual Identity Inventory. PsycTESTS. https://doi.org/10.1037/t37065-000

Paul, Ron, Smith, Nathan Grant, Mohr, Jonathan J., & Ross, Lori E. (2014b). Measuring dimensions of bisexual identity: Initial development of the Bisexual Identity Inventory. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 1(4), 452-460. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000069

 

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Gender Identity-Dysphoria Questionnaire-Adult Adolescent

 

Gender Identity/ Gender Dysphoria Questionnaire for Adolescents and Adults (GIDYQ-AA) The GIDYQ-AA is a 27-item scale with separate versions for females and males. Format: Each item is rated on a 5-point scale based on the past 12-months. The rating text is as follows (along with numerical score): Always (coded as 1), Often (2), Sometimes (3), Rarely (4), or Never (5). Versions There are two version: a female and a male version. Sample Items    Female 1. In the past 12 months, have you felt satisfied being a woman? 2. In the past 12 months, have you felt uncertain about your gender, that is, feeling somewhere inbetween a woman and a man?    Male 3. In the past 12 months, have you felt pressured by others to be a man, although you don't really feel like one?   Permission to use the questionnaire Contact the publisher (Taylor & Francis) and corresponding author (Ken_Zucker@camh.net) Taylor & Francis article link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224490701586730 Scale location The full set of 27-items for both versions is available at the PsychTESTS database—see the reference below. Resource Link:  A – Z Test Index  References Deogracias, J. J., Johnson, L. L., Meyer-Bahlburg, H. F. L., Kessler, S. J., Schober, J. M., & Zucker, K. J. (2007). The gender identity/gender dysphoria questionnaire for adolescents and adults. Journal of Sex Research, 44(4), 370-379. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224490701586730 Deogracias, J. J., Johnson, L. L., Meyer-Bahlburg, H. F. L., Kessler, S. J., Schober, J. M., & Zucker, K. J. (2007). Gender Identity/Gender Dysphoria Questionnaire for Adolescents and Adults. PsycTESTS. https://doi.org/10.1037/t63032-000 Learn more about test statistics in: Applied Statistics: Concepts for Counselors      available on AMAZON.com      AMAZON UK        and in many other worldwide markets served by AMAZON.       Also on GOOGLE BOOKS Learn more about surveys in      Creating Surveys on AMAZON    or   GOOGLE  Worldwide Links to Connections Checkout My Page    www.suttong.com    My Books  AMAZON          and             GOOGLE STORE   FOLLOW me on   FACEBOOK   Geoff W. Sutton   TWITTER  @Geoff.W.Sutton   PINTEREST  www.pinterest.com/GeoffWSutton   Articles: Academia   Geoff W Sutton   ResearchGate   Geoffrey W Sutton