Polish adaptation of the Daily Heterosexist Experiences Questionnaire

Abstract

Cel pracyCelem przeprowadzonego badania była adaptacja i weryfikacja psychometrycznych właściwości polskiej wersji Kwestionariusza Codziennych Doświadczeń Heteroseksizmu (Daily Heterosexist Experiences Questionnaire - DHEQ) stworzonego przez amerykański zespół pracujący pod kierunkiem Kimberly Balsam (2013). Zastosowany kwestionariusz w oryginalny sposób ujmuje przejawy uprzedzeń i dyskryminacji w codziennym funkcjonowaniu osób LGBT (lesbijek, gejów, osób biseksualnych i transpłciowych).MetodaW badaniu internetowym zgromadzono dane pochodzące od 197 osób LGBT. Średni wiek uczestników badania wyniósł 31 lat (M = 31,93; SD = 8,37). Blisko 17% (N = 33) osób określiło się jako transpłciowe, nieco ponad 19% (N = 38) jako nieheteroseksualne kobiety, podczas gdy pozostali uczestnicy (N = 127; 64%) opisali się jako homoseksualni, biseksualni lub panseksualni mężczyźni.WynikiNajwyższe średnie wyniki uzyskano w obrębie czynnika Zastępczej traumy, co sugeruje, że dowiadywanie się o przemocy i dyskryminacji dotykającej inne osoby LGBT jest ważnym stresorem w życiu osób LGBT. Innymi kluczowymi przejawami heteroseksizmu okazały się czynniki Wyobcowania oraz Czujności, które opisują uczucia samotności oraz wysiłek wkładany w ukrywanie tożsamości LGBT. Z wszystkich grup osoby transpłciowe okazały się w największym stopniu eksponowane na przejawy heteroseksizmu.WnioskiPolska adaptacja kwastionariusza DHEQ charakteryzuje się dobrymi właściwościami psychometrycznymi. Większość czynników kwestionariusza znajduje zastosowanie na gruncie polskim.

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“…It is important to emphasize that the findings regarding minority stressors among LGBTQ+ individuals from Spain are still at a nascent stage. Furthermore, the limited availability of standardized tools/ instruments to address the consequences of these stressors makes challenging to contrast findings across studies (McConnell et al, 2018;Mijas & Koziara, 2020;Shramko et al, 2018;Williams et al, 2020). Among the currently existing heterosexism measurement scales, the Daily Heterosexist Experiences Questionnaire (DHEQ; Balsam et al, 2013) is a widely used measure of minority stressors.…”

Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Bears and Other Gay Men: A Descriptive Study from Poland

“…In both studies, the demographic questionnaire included such information as year of birth, gender and sexual identity, the size of the city of residence, education level, as well as whether the participant's income is sufficient to cover basic monthly expenses. The study also employed other questionnaire tools, including the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES [30]; in Polish adaptation by Łaguna et al, [31]), the Daily Heterosexist Experiences Questionnaire (DHEQ [32]; in Polish adaptation by Mijas and Koziara [33]), the Resilience Measurement Scale (Skala Pomiaru Prężności SPP-25) [34], the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale-Revised (CESD-R [35]; in Polish adaptation by Koziara [36]), and the Dietary Habits and Nutrition Beliefs Questionnaire (KomPAN [37]). The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) comprises 10 statements that are to be answered on a four-point scale in terms of how well they reflect the participants' feelings.…”

“…The Daily Heterosexist Experiences Questionnaire [32,33] was implemented to examine the perceived exposure to the stigma associated with gay identity in surveyed men. The questionnaire consists of 50 items describing various stigmatization experiences, which participants rate using a six-point scale in terms of the degree to which these experiences were stressful for the participants.…”

“…The questionnaire covers nine factors, the following six of which were included in the study: Victimization-a factor describing experiences of physical abuse based on a non-heterosexual identity; Harassment and discrimination-a factor including inferior treatment, verbal abuse, and harassment based on sexual identity; Family of origin-a factor depicting experiences of rejection by the family of origin; Vigilance-a factor capturing the effort made to conceal one's own sexual identity; Isolation-a factor marking feelings of alienation and loneliness experienced as a result of being a non-heterosexual person; and Vicarious trauma-strain resulting from learning about discrimination and abuse experienced by other LGBTQ people. The Polish adaptation of the questionnaire has good psychometric properties, and its general higher scores indicate a higher perceived exposure to stigma [33].…”

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“…The questionnaire includes nine factors, such as: Victimization, describing the experience of physical violence on the basis of sexual or gender identity; Harassment, capturing the experience of ill-treatment and discrimination; Family of Origin, depicting the experience of rejection by family of origin; Vigilance, capturing the efforts made to conceal one's sexual or gender identity; Isolation, describing the feelings of loneliness and alienation; Vicarious Trauma, depicting the feelings of distress resulting from learning about the discrimination experienced by other members of the LGBT community; HIV/AIDS Stigma, capturing the stigma related to HIV; Gender Expression, illustrating the experience of ostracism resulting from a non-normative gender expression; and Parenting, depicting the stigma experienced by members of LGBT community who are parents. The Polish adaptation is characterized by good psychometric properties [35]. We included seven out of nine DHEQ factors (i.e., Victimization, Harassment, Family of Origin, Vigilance, Isolation, HIV stigma and Vicarious Trauma).…”