Open AccessThe Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Measure: Psychometric validity of an adolescent extension.
Author(s) -
Marco A. Hidalgo,
Hanno Petras,
Diane Chen,
Gia Chodzen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical practice inpediatric psychology/clinical practice in pediatric psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.332
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2169-4834
pISSN - 2169-4826
DOI - 10.1037/cpp0000297
Subject(s) - psychology , clinical psychology , minority stress , construct validity , sexual minority , psychological resilience , transgender , anxiety , predictive validity , psychometrics , developmental psychology , sexual orientation , psychiatry , social psychology , psychoanalysis
Minority stress contributes to several physical and psychological problems in sexual and gender minorities but is largely understudied in transgender/gender-nonconforming (TGNC) individuals, particularly TGNC adolescents. The availability of psychometrically sound measures of adolescent minority stress can help improve assessment and treatment planning in this area. This original research study examined whether an existing measure of TGNC-related minority stress and resilience among adults could retain construct and psychometric validity when administered to TGNC adolescents.