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Systematic review of instruments measuring homophobia and related constructs
Author(s) -
Costa Angelo Brandelli,
Bandeira Denise Ruschel,
Nardi Henrique Caetano
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/jasp.12140
Subject(s) - psychology , conceptualization , psycinfo , prejudice (legal term) , construct (python library) , social psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , construct validity , applied psychology , psychometrics , developmental psychology , medline , computer science , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , political science , law , programming language
Since its conceptualization, the construct of homophobia has been the subject of many speculations about its specificity, reach, and possibility of empirical assessment. Several instruments have been created aiming to measure the prejudice against homosexuals. Peer‐reviewed articles of studies using measures to assess homophobia and related constructs were systematically reviewed in 4 databases ( M edline, PsycINFO , ERIC , JSTOR ). The articles were classified as they displayed evidence of the instrument's validity, reliability, or both. Finally, the instruments were rated according to that evidence. Out of 1076 results, 115 studies between 1993 and 2010 were identified as relevant. Those studies used 47 different instruments. This review focused in 5 instruments that concentrated the majority of the citations. Psychometric properties were acceptable.