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Measure of Sexual Identity Exploration and Commitment (MoSIEC)
Psychology: Social & RelationshipsReliability: alphas 0.82–0.923 sample items
About this scale
A 22-item measure of sexual identity development across four dimensions: commitment, exploration, sexual orientation identity uncertainty, and synthesis/integration.
Sample item(s)
“I know what my sexual orientation is (commitment)”
“I have explored different sexual identities (exploration)”
“My sexual orientation is integrated with my values (synthesis)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alphas 0.82–0.92. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Worthington, R. L., Navarro, R. L., Savoy, H. B., & Hampton, D. (2008): Development, reliability, and validity of the Measure of Sexual Identity Exploration and Commitment (MoSIEC). Developmental Psychology, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 22–33.
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