Transgender/Nonbinary Identity Support from Partners Scale

Please think about each of the following statements and mark how much you agree or disagree. If these experiences have changed since the beginning of your relationship, please answer based on your most recent experiences (e.g., last few weeks). If you have more than one partner, please complete the scale separately for each partner.

Strongly Disagree

(1)

 Somewhat Disagree

(2)

 Slightly Disagree

(3)

 Slightly Agree

(4)

 Somewhat Agree

(5)

 Strongly Agree

(6)

Facilitation
1. If I had questions about my gender identity, my partner would help me think through them. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
2. If I were questioning something about my gender identity, my partner would be glad to discuss it. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
3. My relationship would be a safe space to try out a new name or pronouns in the future. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
4. When I share new thoughts about my gender, my partner is excited to hear them. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
Identity Validation
5. My partner sees my gender exactly as I want them to see it. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
6. My partner sees my gender as legitimate, no matter what other people think. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
7. Sometimes I question how much my partner believes in my gender identity. (R) ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
8. My partner would take my gender identity more seriously if I were more masculine or feminine. (R) ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
Celebration
9. My partner is proud of who I am, including my trans/nonbinary identity. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
10. My partner gives me compliments about my gender expression. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
11. My partner loves how I express my gender identity. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
Allyship
12. If someone referred to my gender incorrectly, my partner would do something about it. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
13. My partner would speak up if people made prejudiced comments about trans/nonbinary people, as long as it was safe to do so. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
14. If we had a conflict with my partner’s family about my gender identity, my partner would stand up for me. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
15. If I had a conflict with my family related to being trans/nonbinary, my partner would help me deal with it. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
Understanding
16. When I talk about being trans/nonbinary with my partner, they usually get what I mean. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
17. My partner doesn’t really understand how prejudice against trans/nonbinary people affects me. (R) ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
18. There are things about my gender identity I don’t discuss with my partner because they probably wouldn’t understand. (R) ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
19. My partner doesn’t fully understand my experiences with being trans/nonbinary. (R) ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
For items marked with R, lower scores indicate more support. For all other items, higher scores indicate more support.

Citation: Murchison, G. R., Paglisotti, E., Vives, G., Daley, M., & Pachankis, J. E. (2024). Development and Validation of the Transgender/Nonbinary Identity Support from Partners Scale. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/z9fde

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