Measuring features of asexual identity development: the development and validation of a psychometric scale.
This study describes the initial steps in the development of the 32-item Assessment of Asexual Identity Development Scale (AAID) to measure variables unique to asexuality. Items were developed through a thematic analysis of findings from previous literature and a pilot measure was administered to a...
| Publicado en: | Sexual & Relationship Therapy Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 67 - 105 |
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| Formato: | questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=192477497&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 192477497 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14681994 BDP jtl: Sexual & Relationship Therapy issn: 14681994 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Feb2026 vid: 41 iid: 1 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 192477497 185856632 192477497 192477497 10.1080/14681994.2025.2507798 192477497 ppf: 67 ppct: 38 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Measuring features of asexual identity development: the development and validation of a psychometric scale. aug: au: Kelleher, Sinéad Murphy, Mike Murphy, Raegan affil: School of Psychology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland sug: subj: Asexuality Gender Identity Instrument Construction Instrument Validation Psychometrics Human Scales Thematic Analysis Content Analysis Factor Analysis Internal Consistency Young Adult Adult Middle Age Aged Aged, 80 and Over Reliability and Validity Intraclass Correlation Coefficient Data Analysis Software Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Aged, 80 & over ab: This study describes the initial steps in the development of the 32-item Assessment of Asexual Identity Development Scale (AAID) to measure variables unique to asexuality. Items were developed through a thematic analysis of findings from previous literature and a pilot measure was administered to a sample of expert reviewers for content analysis (n = 15). Exploratory factor analysis (n = 825) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) (n = 826) confirmed the dimensionality, reliability and validity of the AAID scale and good model fit was obtained (comparative fit index =.96, root mean square error of approximation =.038, CMIN/DF = 2.20, χ2 = 1318.84). Six factors emerged: Discovering Asexuality, Being Asexual, Asexual Community, Disclosure, Navigating Relationships and Navigating Relationships: Desires. Standardised factor loadings of all items were high or moderate, and all subscales indicated good to excellent internal reliability (ω =.72–.93). This study supports the internal consistency of the AAID and its subscales, and construct and discriminant validity. Finally, this research demonstrates that AAID scores were stable over five weeks. This measure is a reliable and useful tool to evaluate the development of an asexual identity and will contribute to the growing body of literature on asexuality. LAY SUMMARY: We set out to create a new tool to help us better understand features unique to asexual individuals' identities. This resulted in the development of the Assessment of Asexual Identity Development Scale (AAID), a measure designed to gather reliable insights into the processes surrounding the development of an asexual identity. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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