Psychometric inspection of an internalized homonegativity measure.

ABSTRACT: Internalized homonegativity (IH) is a substantively important construct linked to various health-related quality-of-life indicators. Despite IH's prominence in the homosexuality literature, however, several measurement challenges are posed to advancing its empirical evidence base. This study aimed to bring modern psychometric methods to bear on a measure of IH in a general population sample of self-reported gay, lesbian, and bisexual respondents in Switzerland (n = 988). Specifically, we used a prospective observational cross-sectional design with questionnaire methodology to examine three aspects of the validity of a 7-item IH instrument: (1) structure validity, (2) cross-linguistic validity, and (3) "known-groups" (discriminant) validity. Our findings indicated support for the 7-i

SUBMITTER: Kerry MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12456324 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature