Italian Validation of Homophobia Scale (HS).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Homophobia Scale (HS) is a valid tool to assess homophobia. This test is self-reporting, composed of 25 items, which assesses a total score and three factors linked to homophobia: behavior/negative affect, affect/behavioral aggression, and negative cognition.

Aim

The aim of this study was to validate the HS in the Italian context.

Methods

An Italian translation of the HS was carried out by two bilingual people, after which an English native translated the test back into the English language. A psychologist and sexologist checked the translated items from a clinical point of view. We recruited 100 subjects aged18-65 for the Italian validation of the HS. The Pearson coefficient and Cronbach's α coefficient were performed to test the test-retest reliabil

SUBMITTER: Ciocca G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4599558 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature