title: Assessing the Gender Invariance of the Modern Homonegativity Scale.
abstract: The measurement invariance of the Modern Homonegativity Scale (MHS) was examined among heterosexual female (n = 449) and male (n = 329) university students who were predominantly Mexican American. The MHS demonstrated full invariance of factor loadings and partial invariance of latent intercepts. At the latent mean level, heterosexual men compared to heterosexual women held more negative attitudes toward both gay men and lesbian women. There were no latent mean differences in attitudes toward gay men and lesbian women when rated by either heterosexual men or heterosexual women. The MHS can be used by heterosexual men and heterosexual women to assess their homonegativity.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of North Texas , Denton , Texas , USA.
authors.forename: Daniel H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , University of Texas at El Paso , El Paso , Texas , USA.
authors.forename: Osvaldo F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Morera
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , University of Texas at El Paso , El Paso , Texas , USA.
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wiebe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D057227:Femininity; D005783:Gender Identity; D020010:Heterosexuality / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D063509:Homophobia / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057228:Masculinity; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D000072339:Sexual and Gender Minorities; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: gay men; gender invariance; lesbian women; modern homonegativity