Development and Validation of Perceived Health Prejudice Scale for Sexually and Gender Diverse People

This article aims to develop, validate and determine the psychometric properties of measures for the scale; Perceived Healthcare Prejudice Scale for Sexually and Gender Diverse (PHPS-SGD) persons and communities. This scale presented two dimensions: affective homophobia (the perception or feelings o...

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Published in:	Gender & behaviour 2022-06, Vol.20 (2), p.19489-19495
Main Author:	Olaseni, Abayomi O.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Community Relations Content Validity Correlation Correlation analysis Cronbach's alpha Educational Certificates Focus Groups Gays & lesbians Gender Gender Discrimination Gender identity Group Discussion Health care Health facilities Health services utilization Healthcare Help seeking behavior Homophobia Homosexuality Interviews Measurement Mental health Minority Groups Perception Perceptions PHPS-SGD Population Prejudice Psychometrics Quantitative psychology Religious Conflict Research Methodology Researchers Same sex marriage Secondary Schools Sexual Orientation Social Services Validity
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Summary:	This article aims to develop, validate and determine the psychometric properties of measures for the scale; Perceived Healthcare Prejudice Scale for Sexually and Gender Diverse (PHPS-SGD) persons and communities. This scale presented two dimensions: affective homophobia (the perception or feelings of being prejudiced by healthcare providers) and conative homophobia (the perception of inclined prejudice by co-health seekers). The study adopted a non-probabilistic sample of 925 purposively selected sexual and gender diverse (SGD) persons currently seeking health treatment. A confirmatory analysis was performed to assess the scale structures and the Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was estimated to evaluate the instrument’s internal consistency. The researcher conducted a convergent test through a correlation analysis between the PHPS-SGD scale and other similar-different instruments. PHPS-SGD is therefore recommended as a reliable and valid screening tool for the measurement of perceived prejudice and different dimensions among SGD individuals.
ISSN:	1596-9231