. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.

Published in final edited form as: Psychol Sex Orientat Gend Divers. 2015 Sep;2(3):287–296. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000128

Table 1.

Sexual Minority-related Positive Identity Development Factor Matrix

Item Stem: “How did you think about the following issues after you began meeting other LGBT persons:”	Factor
I felt more comfortable with who I was	.585
I thought there were people I could talk to about my experiences.	.677
I wanted to disprove stereotypes about gay men.	.518
My friends told me that being gay was acceptable.	.598
I got to know people who had similar experiences to me.	.615
I got to know people who were supportive of me.	.662
Eigenvalue	2.80
% of Variance	46.73%