The Importance of Confirmatory Validation: Short Version of the Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Scale

Siebert, Darcy Clay; Chonody, Jill M.; Siebert, Carl; Rutledge, Scott Edward

doi:10.1086/676519

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“…Scores range from 20 to 180, and higher scores indicate higher levels of sexual prejudice. Sample items include, “I think male homosexuals are disgusting” and “Female homosexuality is an inferior form of sexuality.” Internal consistency for the ATGLS typically approaches or exceeds .90 (e.g., Herek, ; Siebert, Chonody, Siebert, & Rutledge, ), which was consistent with the present study (α = .93). Internal consistency values were .90 and .86 for Attitudes Toward Gay Men and Attitudes Toward Lesbians subscales, respectively.…”

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The association between AIDS‐related stigma and aggression toward gay men and lesbians

Vincent

Peterson

Parrott

2016

Aggressive Behavior

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This study examined whether self-identified race and prior contact with a gay man or lesbian moderate the association between AIDS-related stigma and aggression toward gay men and lesbians when controlling for sexual prejudice. A regional, community-recruited sample of 194 heterosexual men (50% Black, 50% White) completed measures of AIDS-related stigma, sexual prejudice, and prior contact with gay men and lesbians. Regression analyses showed that AIDS-related stigma was positively associated with aggression toward gay men and lesbians among White men who reported no prior contact, but not among White men who endorsed prior contact and Black men regardless of prior contact. Findings suggest that intergroup contact may be a key component to reducing the effects of AIDS-related stigma towards stigmatized groups. Implications for aggression theory and intervention are discussed. Aggr. Behav. 42:542-554, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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confidence: 89%

The association between AIDS‐related stigma and aggression toward gay men and lesbians

Vincent

Peterson

Parrott

2016

Aggressive Behavior

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“…An adapted version of the Attitudes Towards Gay Men Short-Version Scale (Siebert et al, 2014), comprising nine items with responses on a 5-point scale (1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree), was used. The clause 'Most people think that'.…”

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Identity resilience, social support and internalised homonegativity in gay men

Jaspal

Breakwell

2022

Psychology & Sexuality

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Identity resilience, a key concept in identity process theory (IPT), refers to individuals' capacity to cope with threats to their identity. Identity resilience is based upon four identity principles: self-efficacy; self-esteem; positive distinctiveness; and, continuity. This study investigates whether identity resilience influences how much gay men internalise homonegativity. Given the insidious effects of internalised homonegativity upon psychological well-being, it is important to identify factors affecting its management. Greater identity resilience enables deployment of strategies that may reduce internalisation of homonegativity. These strategies include rejecting the salience of negative social representations of gay men and emphasising the availability of social support. While both these strategies affect how 'out' a gay man chooses to be, they are also linked to the experience of everyday discrimination. We predicted identity resilience would have both a direct negative association with internalised homonegativity and an indirect negative effect mediated by higher social support, lower everyday discrimination, and, less perceived negative representations of gay men and greater 'outness'. Survey data from 333 gay men in the UK supported this model. Fostering the development of identity resilience and its attendant coping strategies may help in managing internalisation of homonegativity.

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“…Although opinions and legislation concerning homosexual people are changing rapidly in recent years, gay men and lesbians continue to suffer prejudice and discrimination (Chonody & Smith, 2013). In this regard, it is necessary that researchers and practitioners have access to precise and up-to-date instruments that aim to measure anti-gay and anti-lesbian attitudes, particularly those more subtle ways that may be present on groups and populations (Siebert, Chonody, Siebert, & Rutledge, 2014).…”

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

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The goal of this research was to adapt and obtain validity evidence of the Modern Homonegativity Scale (MHS), which is set by two parallel forms with 12 items, one of them referring to gays (MHS-G) and the other referring to lesbians (MHS-L). In the first study 418 heterosexuals between 18 and 58 years old (M = 24,9; SD = 7,23), mostly women (66,3%) living at João Pessoa-PB (50,5%) answered. Both scales have shown as unidimensional and containing a high degree of internal consistency. The second study had the participation of 273 heterosexuals between 18 and 55 years old (M = 23,7; SD = 6,33), mostly women (69%). The confirmatory factor analysis showed satisfactory adjustment indexes for the proposed model and the Item Response Theory (IRT) demonstrated a good degree of discrimination and variation of the difficulty parameters. Therefore, we may conclude MHS is psychometrically valid, easily applicable and can be used in research contexts.

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The Importance of Confirmatory Validation: Short Version of the Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Scale

Cited by 13 publications

References 50 publications

The association between AIDS‐related stigma and aggression toward gay men and lesbians

The association between AIDS‐related stigma and aggression toward gay men and lesbians

Identity resilience, social support and internalised homonegativity in gay men

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

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