title: Measuring sexual prejudice against gay men and lesbian women: development of the Sexual Prejudice Scale (SPS).
abstract: The presence of bias against gay men and lesbian women remains an ongoing issue, and accurate measurement is essential to targeted intervention. A validation study of a new instrument, the Sexual Prejudice Scale, is reported. Students (N = 851) from 4 different universities participated in this study. An exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted, and results of these analyses indicated a 3-factor solution (affective - valuation, stereotyping, and social equality beliefs) for each of the sex-specific scales. Evidence of validity and the results of the reliability analysis are reported. Implications for future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Social Work, and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Magill, South Australia, Australia. jill.chonody@unisa.edu.au
authors.forename: Jill M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chonody
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D063509:Homophobia; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055815:Young Adult