Evidence of Validity of a Modern Homonegativity Measure against Gays and Lesbians

Lima, Kaline da Silva; Tenório, Juliana Maria Vieira; Romário, Francisco; Melo, Luã Medeiros Fernandes de; Andrade, Josemberg Moura de

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“…In this way, conclusions are not tied to the test or questionnaire in general, but to each item that constitutes it. Its analysis derives in a group of valid items, allowing the elaboration of numerous tests with each item that composes the questionnaire (Andrade et al 2000;Lima et al 2019).…”

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Item Response Theory Applied to the Spiritual Needs Questionnaire (SpNQ) in Portuguese

Silva¹,

Cavalcanti

Lima

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Religions

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The item response theory (IRT), or latent trace theory, is based on a set of mathematical models to complement the qualitative analysis of the items in a given questionnaire. This study analyzes the items of the Spiritual Needs Questionnaire (SpNQ) in the Portuguese version, applied to HIV+ patients, with R Studio 3.4.1, mirt statistical package, to find out if the items of the SpNQ possess appropriate psychometric qualities to discriminate between respondents as to the probability of marking one answer and not another, in the same item, showing whether or not the questionnaire is biased towards a pattern of response desired by the researcher. The parameters of discrimination, difficulty, information, and the characteristic curve of the items are evaluated. The reliable items to measure the constructs of each of the five dimensions of the SpNQ of this HIV+ sample (Religious Needs; Inner Peace and Family Support Needs; Existential Needs; Social Recognition Needs; and Time Domain Needs) are presented, as well as the most likely response categories, depending on the latent trace level of the individuals. The questionnaire items showed satisfactory discrimination and variability of difficulty, confirming the good psychometric quality of SpNQ.Religions 2020, 11, 139 2 of 13 or not there is a specific need within four dimensions (social, emotional, existential, and religious), and how strong it is, using a 4-step scale. It differentiates four main dimensions, i.e., religious needs, existential needs, inner peace needs, and giving/generativity needs (Büssing et al. 2010. The SpNQ was validated into Portuguese (Valente et al. 2018) in a sample of HIV+ patients, presenting internal consistency ranging from 0.51 to 0.83.SpNQ has already been translated and validated in 12 studies. However, the psychometric analyses performed so far were based only on the classical theory of tests (CTT), based on exploratory factor analysis and internal consistency analysis, all conventional quantitative approaches to test the reliability and validity of a scale based on its items (Cappelleri et al. 2014;Sartes and de Souza-Formigoni 2013). Differently, the present study sought to evaluate the SpNQ items from the perspective of IRT, in order to obtain evidence of complementary validity of the characteristics of the items that make up the instrument-in this case, in Portuguese-to answer this main question: Do the items of the SpNQ questionnaire validated in Portuguese possess appropriate psychometric qualities to discriminate between respondents as to the probability of marking one answer and not another, in the same item, showing whether or not the questionnaire is biased towards a pattern of responses desired by the researcher?The SpNQ was validated in different countries and different socio-cultural contexts of its various applications would benefit from the results of this analysis, through the calculation of the guarantee of accuracy and differentiation of the patients' responses.

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“…The difficulty is the level of theta (latent traces) required for an individual to mark specific categories of response. The use of SGRM is appropriate when we have instruments with categorical and orderly response items, and not all items need to have the same number of response categories (Lima et al 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

Item Response Theory Applied to the Spiritual Needs Questionnaire (SpNQ) in Portuguese

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Cavalcanti

Lima

et al. 2020

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Opposition to Same-Sex Parenting as Sexual Prejudice: Validity Evidence of a Model and Associated Factors in the Brazilian Context

Santos,

Lawrenz,

Cerqueira-Santos

2024

LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal

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Psychometric Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Modern Homonegativity Scale among Portuguese College Students

Berbén

Pereira

Lara-Garrido

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EJIHPE

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The studies focused on analysing attitudes toward homosexuality show that the manifestation of homonegativity has evolved into more modern forms. We therefore propose using instruments that capture subtle aspects in discrimination against gay and lesbian people. The objective of this study is twofold. First, we aim to adapt and validate the Portuguese version of the Modern Homonegativity Scale. Second, we set out to analyse the modern homonegativity shown by Portuguese university students. The scale includes two parallel subscales (MHS-Gay Men and MHS-Lesbian Women), each with 12 items. Six hundred and forty-one Portuguese college students between 18 and 27 years of age participated in the study (Mage = 21.23; SD = 1.88). The results demonstrate the unidimensionality of the scale and a high degree of internal consistency, along with satisfactory fit indices. Those people who identified as male and heterosexual showed greater modern homonegativity. We conclude that the Portuguese version of the MHS is valid and reliable for evaluating modern homonegativity in Portugal.

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Evidence of Validity of a Modern Homonegativity Measure against Gays and Lesbians

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Item Response Theory Applied to the Spiritual Needs Questionnaire (SpNQ) in Portuguese

Item Response Theory Applied to the Spiritual Needs Questionnaire (SpNQ) in Portuguese

Opposition to Same-Sex Parenting as Sexual Prejudice: Validity Evidence of a Model and Associated Factors in the Brazilian Context

Psychometric Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Modern Homonegativity Scale among Portuguese College Students

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