title: Application and testing the reliability and validity of a modified version of Herek's attitudes toward lesbians and gay men scale in China.
abstract: The present study was the first attempt to test the reliability and validity of Herek's Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Scale (ATLG; Herek, 1988) in the Chinese population. Participants (n = 2,391 for the field trials and n = 200 for test-retest reliability) were asked to complete the translated, slightly modified version of the ATLG. The resulting ATLG has a two-dimensional factor structure as well as good validity and reliability in the Chinese culture. ATLG scores followed distinct patterns according sex and level of education that were consistent with previous studies in other populations. The significance of these findings in Chinese culture is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Shuiyuan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003625:Data Collection; D004522:Educational Status; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult