title: Psychometrics of an internalized homophobia instrument for men.
abstract: The Multi-Axial Gay Men's Inventory-Men's Short Version (MAGI-MSV) assesses internalized homophobia via 20 items and 3 dimensions. This study extended the psychometric examination of the MAGI-MSV. The instrument was administered to 228 ethnically diverse HIV-negative gay men seeking counseling in New York City (mean age = 35, age range = 16-70). Following principal axis factoring and parallel analyses, 4 factors emerged and 14 items were retained. The descriptive labels for factors included gay self-assurance and worth, public appearance of homosexuality, and impact of HIV/AIDS on homosexuality. The new, fourth factor was named maladaptive measures to eliminate homosexuality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Iona College, New Rochelle, New York 10801, USA. jtheodore@iona.edu
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Theodore
authors.forename: Ariel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shidlo
authors.forename: Vance
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zemon
authors.forename: Frederick W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dorfman
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Dahlman
authors.forename: Sahira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamid
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D063509:Homophobia / Q000523:psychology*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D012649:Self Concept; D012752:Shame; D055815:Young Adult