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

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. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).