TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring Sexual Prejudice Against Gay Men and Lesbian Women
T2 - Development of the Sexual Prejudice Scale (SPS)
AU - Chonody, Jill M.
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - The presence of bias against gay men and lesbian women remains an ongoing issue, and accurate measurement is essential to targeted intervention. A validation study of a new instrument, the Sexual Prejudice Scale, is reported. Students (N = 851) from 4 different universities participated in this study. An exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted, and results of these analyses indicated a 3-factor solution (affective - valuation, stereotyping, and social equality beliefs) for each of the sex-specific scales. Evidence of validity and the results of the reliability analysis are reported. Implications for future research are discussed.
AB - The presence of bias against gay men and lesbian women remains an ongoing issue, and accurate measurement is essential to targeted intervention. A validation study of a new instrument, the Sexual Prejudice Scale, is reported. Students (N = 851) from 4 different universities participated in this study. An exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted, and results of these analyses indicated a 3-factor solution (affective - valuation, stereotyping, and social equality beliefs) for each of the sex-specific scales. Evidence of validity and the results of the reliability analysis are reported. Implications for future research are discussed.
KW - attitudes
KW - gay men
KW - lesbian women
KW - measurement
KW - sexual prejudice
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84878142828&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00918369.2013.774863
DO - 10.1080/00918369.2013.774863
M3 - Article
C2 - 23688314
AN - SCOPUS:84878142828
SN - 0091-8369
VL - 60
SP - 895
EP - 926
JO - Journal of Homosexuality
JF - Journal of Homosexuality
IS - 6
ER -