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The Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color resilience measure: Psychometric development and validation.

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Objective: Existing intersectional research and measures have largely focused on Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color's (QT-BIPOC) experiences of intersectional oppression rather than their strengths and resilience.Current conceptualizations of resilience often rely on individualistic, White, and cisheteronormative perspectives that fail to capture the complex, collective, and identity-affirming forms of resilience and resistance among QT-BIPOC.Our study developed and validated the Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Resilience Measure (QT-BIPOC RM) to address important gaps, expand resilience conceptualizations, and aid in furthering intersectional resilience research.Method: Eighty-three items were generated for the QT-BIPOC RM utilizing a community-centered and multistage approach (e.g., grounding items in qualitative data, expert feedback, cognitive interviews with QT-BIPOC).We tested the factor structure, measurement invariance, and various forms of validity using an online sample of QT-BIPOC (N = 676).Results: Findings illustrated that the QT-BIPOC RM scale has sound psychometric properties.Factor analysis showed a three-factor structure that included Inner Strength and Self-Love, Resistance and Self-Preservation, and Mutuality and Collective Healing.Measurement invariance and various types of validity were also supported.Conclusions: The QT-BIPOC RM scale is introduced as a novel measure of resilience and resistance for QT-BIPOC.Our measure redefines resilience by challenging Eurocentric, individualistic frameworks and highlighting how QT-BIPOC resist intersectional oppression through self-preservation, collective healing, and the creation of empowering identity-based narratives. Public Significance StatementOur study introduces a new resilience scale designed specifically for Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, measuring their strength, resistance, and collective healing in the face of oppression.By moving beyond traditional, individualistic definitions of resilience, the measure centers the empowering ways Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color thrive and affirm their identities.

Source: Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000802

Authors: Joshua G. Parmenter, Kiet D. Huynh, Monica A. Ghabrial, Skyler D. Jackson, Aldo Barrita, M. Paz Galupo