Development of the Asexual Stigma Inventory

The present study describes the development and validation of the Asexual Stigma Inventory (ASI). This scale addresses limitations in the literature related to measuring stigmatizing experiences of asexual adults. After an initial exploratory factor analysis (Sample 1: N = 246), the results of a confirmatory factor analysis (Sample 2: N = 400) supported the proposed model consisting of two first-order factors (belongingness and dismissiveness stigma). The results of the present study provide initial evidence to support the view that the ASI is a psychometrically sound, brief measure of two factors associated with stigmatizing experiences faced by asexual individuals.