Caregiver acceptance and rejection is crucial to the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people. Research shows that caregivers are affected by having an LGBTQ child/family member, yet studies have neglected to capture the experiences of Latinx caregivers. We present the development and initial validation of the LGBTQ Caregiver Acceptance Scale (LCAS) with a Latinx sample. We developed items based on a review of the literature, expert feedback (N = 9), and community member feedback (N = 9; Study 1). We then assessed the factor structure through exploratory factor analysis (EFA) in a sample of 215 Latinx caregivers of LGBTQ people (Study 2). The final LCAS consists of 40 items and six dimensions of Latinx caregivers' acceptance and rejection of their LGBTQ child/family member: Outness, Caregiver Acceptance, Concealment, Respeto, Attitudes Toward Queer Parenting, and Supportive Actions. Convergent and divergent validity was performed to compare the LCAS to other constructs of caregiver acceptance and rejection, family conflict and cohesion, and attitudes toward the LGBTQ community. As hypothesized, all subscale scores and total score were found to be significantly correlated with the constructs used for comparison. This validated measure of LGBTQ-specific acceptance and rejection among caregivers provides a rich opportunity to understand family processes and help inform evidence-based interventions. We provide implications for clinicians working with Latinx caregivers of LGBTQ youth. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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LGBTQ 护理人员接受量表 (LCAS)：使用拉丁裔样本进行开发和验证。

照顾者的接受和拒绝对于女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者和酷儿 (LGBTQ) 人群的福祉至关重要。研究表明，照顾者会受到 LGBTQ 儿童/家庭成员的影响，但研究却忽略了拉丁裔照顾者的经历。我们以拉丁裔样本展示 LGBTQ 护理人员接受量表 (LCAS) 的开发和初步验证。我们根据文献综述、专家反馈 (N = 9) 和社区成员反馈 (N = 9；研究 1) 开发了项目。然后，我们通过探索性因子分析 (EFA) 对 215 名 LGBTQ 人群的拉丁裔护理人员样本进行了因子结构评估（研究 2）。最终的 LCAS 包含拉丁裔照顾者对其 LGBTQ 儿童/家庭成员的接受和拒绝的 40 个项目和 6 个维度：外在、照顾者接受、隐瞒、回应、对酷儿育儿的态度和支持行动。通过收敛效度和发散效度，将 LCAS 与照顾者接受和拒绝、家庭冲突和凝聚力以及对 LGBTQ 群体的态度等其他概念进行比较。正如假设的那样，所有子量表得分和总分均与用于比较的结构显着相关。这一经过验证的衡量照顾者对 LGBTQ 特定接受和拒绝的衡量标准为了解家庭流程提供了丰富的机会，并有助于为基于证据的干预措施提供信息。我们为与 LGBTQ 青少年的拉丁裔护理人员一起工作的临床医生提供启示。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。