title: A scale on beliefs about children's adjustment in same-sex families: reliability and validity.
abstract: In this study, we developed a new instrument named Scale Beliefs about Children's Adjustment on Same-Sex Families (SBCASSF). The scale was developed to assess of the adults' beliefs about negative impacts on children who are raised by same-sex parents. An initial pool of 95 items was generated by the authors based on a review of the literature on homophobia and feedback from several focus groups. Research findings, based on a sample of 212 university students (mean age 22 years, SD = 8.28), supported the reliability and validity of the scale. The final versions of the SBCASSF included items reflecting the following two factors: individual opposition (α = .87) and normative opposition (α = .88). Convergent validity of the scale is demonstrated by predictable correlations with beliefs about the cause of same-sex sexual orientation and the support for gay and lesbian rights. Our study reveals a strong positive association between high scores on SBCASSF and beliefs that the origin of same-sex sexual orientation is learned and opposition to gay and lesbian rights.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Psychology, Department of Methodology of the Behavioural Sciences, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. M.Dolores.Frias@uv.es
authors.forename: Dolores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Frias-Navarro
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Monterde-I-Bort
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002961:Civil Rights; D003469:Culture; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D063509:Homophobia / Q000523:psychology*; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010553:Personality Development; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D012917:Social Adjustment; D057545:Social Stigma; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult