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This article reports the development and psychometric properties of the Interpersonal Shame Inventory (ISI), a culturally salient and clinically relevant measure of interpersonal shame for Asian Americans. Across 4 studies involving Asian American college students, the authors provided evidence for this new measure's validity and reliability. Exploratory factor analyses and confirmatory factor analyses provided support for a model with 2 correlated factors: external shame (arising from concerns about others' negative evaluations) and family shame (arising from perceptions that one has brought shame to one's family), corresponding to 2 subscales: ISI-E and ISI-F, respectively. Evidence for criterion-related, concurrent, discriminant, and incremental validity was demonstrated by testing the associations between external shame and family shame and immigration/international status, generic state shame, face concerns, thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and suicide ideation. External shame and family shame also exhibited differential relations with other variables. Mediation findings were consistent with a model in which family shame mediated the effects of thwarted belongingness on suicide ideation. Further, the ISI subscales demonstrated high alpha coefficients and test-retest reliability. These findings are discussed in light of the conceptual, methodological, and clinical contributions of the IS!. 2. I co-authored a manuscript titled "Communication Styles, Cultural Values, and Counseling Effectiveness with Asian Americans," which has been submitted for publication in the Journal of Counseling and Development. I am expecting an editorial decision within a month. Abstract: After viewing a videotape of a counselor employing either culturally congruent or incongruent communication style, Asian American participants rated the session's effectiveness. Participants rated incongruent styles as more satisfying and credible than congruent styles. Also, factor analysis of the communication styles showed that participants mainly perceived "being direct" and "maintaining harmony" and these perceptions had a positive relationship with effectiveness. Also, there were five interactions between Asian and European values and communication styles on effectiveness. After viewing a videotape of a counselor employing either culturally congruent or incongruent communication style, Asian American participants rated the session's effectiveness. Participants rated incongruent styles as more satisfying and credible than congruent styles. Also, factor analysis of the communication styles showed that participants mainly perceived "being direct" and "maintaining harmony" and these perceptions had a positive relationship with effectiveness. Also, there were five interactions between Asian and European values and communication styles on effectiveness.