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  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Human Sexuality

Background:

  • Sexual orientation self-concept ambiguity (SSA) is a key aspect of identity development.
  • Existing measures do not fully capture the nuances of SSA.
  • Understanding SSA is crucial for mental health and well-being in diverse populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To adapt and validate a measure of sexual orientation self-concept ambiguity (SSA).
  • To examine the reliability, measurement invariance, and validity of the new SSA scale.
  • To explore the relationship between SSA scores and different sexual identity statuses.

Main Methods:

  • Adaptation of a general self-concept clarity measure to create a 10-item SSA scale.
  • Cross-sectional survey of 348 women (ages 18-30) including the SSA scale.
  • Confirmatory factor analysis, reliability testing, measurement invariance analysis, and correlational analyses.

Main Results:

  • The 10-item SSA scale demonstrated good internal reliability and measurement invariance.
  • Lower SSA scores were associated with exclusively heterosexual or exclusively lesbian/gay identities.
  • Higher SSA scores were associated with bisexual, mostly lesbian/gay, or mostly heterosexual identities.

Conclusions:

  • The developed 10-item SSA scale is a reliable and valid measure for assessing sexual orientation self-concept ambiguity.
  • Individuals with less fixed sexual identities report higher levels of self-concept ambiguity.
  • This measure can be valuable for research on sexual identity development and psychological adjustment.