Department of Sociology/Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology (ICS), University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, 9712 TS, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Department of Pedagogy and Educational Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Arch Sex Behav. 2023 Apr;52(3):971-989. doi: 10.1007/s10508-022-02474-6. Epub 2022 Dec 1.
Because no measure for sexual orientation-related rejection sensitivity (RS) for adolescents exists, we aimed to develop and validate the Sexual Minority Adolescent Rejection Sensitivity Scale (SMA-RSS). In Study 1, interviews with 22 sexual minority youth were conducted (M age = 18.86, SD = 3.03). Based on these interviews, 29 scenarios were developed as potential items for the SMA-RSS. In Study 2, exploratory factor analyses were conducted on these 29 scenarios in a sample of 397 sexual minority adolescents (M age = 16.63, SD = 1.07). The 14 best performing items were selected and a two-factor structure best fit the data. In Study 3, a confirmatory factor analysis was conducted and the test-retest reliability, criterion validity, convergent validity, and incremental validity of the SMA-RSS were assessed in a sample of 499 sexual minority adolescents (M age = 16.61, SD = 1.34). A bifactor model best fit the data and evidence was provided for a strong enough general factor to justify unidimensionality. For criterion validity, the SMA-RSS evidenced small to moderate correlations with minority stressors and mental health indicators. For convergent validity, we found a moderate correlation with general RS. For incremental validity, the SMA-RSS was associated with mental health indicators over and above minority stressors and general RS. Participants were moderately stable in their scores on the SMA-RSS over a one-month period. Taken together, the SMA-RSS captured unique situations in which sexual minority adolescents anxiously expect rejection and can aid in better understanding health disparities among sexual minority adolescents.
由于目前尚无针对青少年与性取向相关的拒绝敏感性（RS）的测量方法，我们旨在开发和验证《性少数青少年拒绝敏感性量表》（SMA-RSS）。在研究 1 中，我们对 22 名性少数青少年进行了访谈（M 年龄=18.86，SD=3.03）。基于这些访谈，我们共编制了 29 个情境作为 SMA-RSS 的潜在项目。在研究 2 中，我们对 397 名性少数青少年样本中的这 29 个情境进行了探索性因素分析（M 年龄=16.63，SD=1.07）。选择了 14 个表现最佳的项目，结果显示双因素结构最适合数据。在研究 3 中，我们进行了验证性因素分析，并对 499 名性少数青少年样本的 SMA-RSS 的重测信度、效标效度、聚合效度和增量效度进行了评估（M 年龄=16.61，SD=1.34）。双因素模型最适合数据，且具有足够强度的一般因素，支持单维性。在效标效度方面，SMA-RSS 与少数群体应激源和心理健康指标呈小到中度相关。在聚合效度方面，我们发现与一般 RS 呈中度相关。在增量效度方面，SMA-RSS 与心理健康指标相关，且超过了少数群体应激源和一般 RS。在一个月的时间内，参与者在 SMA-RSS 上的得分具有中等稳定性。总的来说，SMA-RSS 可以捕捉到性少数青少年焦虑地期待被拒绝的独特情境，有助于更好地理解性少数青少年的健康差异。
