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Reliability and validity of the M alay version of Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men ( MVATL / MVATG ): A study on a group of medical students in M alaysia
Author(s) -
Ng Chong Guan,
Tan Lee Khing,
Gill Jesjeet Singh,
Koh Ong Hui,
Jambunathan Stephen,
Pillai Subash Kumar,
Sidi Hatta
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
asia‐pacific psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1758-5872
pISSN - 1758-5864
DOI - 10.1111/appy.12056
Subject(s) - psychology , intraclass correlation , reliability (semiconductor) , homosexuality , scale (ratio) , internal consistency , clinical psychology , social psychology , psychometrics , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , psychoanalysis
This study aims to examine the validity and reliability of the M alay version of Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men ( MVATL / MVATG ) among a group of medical students in M alaysia. Methods It is a cross‐sectional study of 173 medical students in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kuala Lumpur, M alaysia. The participants were given the MVATL / MVATG , Index of Attitudes toward Homosexuals ( IATH ), Homosexuality Attitude Scale ( HAS ) and the English version of Attitude toward Lesbians and Gay Men. Two weeks later, these students were given the MVATLG again. Results Significant correlation was found between the individual scores of MVATL and MVATG with IATH and HAS in the results. The scale was able to differentiate Muslim and Non‐Muslim subjects. The internal consistency ( C ronbach's alpha) of both the MVATL and MVATG were good, at 0.76 and 0.82, respectively. The parallel form reliability (Pearson's correlation) of MVATL was 0.0.73 and 0.74 for MVATG . The test‐retest reliability of MVATL / MVATG was good (Intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC = 0.67 for MVATL and 0.60 for MVATG ). Discussion The MVATLG demonstrated good psychometric properties in measuring attitudes toward homosexuality among a group of medical students in M alaysia and it could be used as a simple instrument on young educated Malaysian adults.