Sport Heterosexism Scale – Gay Men
Development and Initial Validation
Keywords:
Reliability, Validity, Exploratory Factor Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, SportAbstract
The purpose of the current study was to develop and provide initial evidence of reliability and validity for the Sport Heterosexism Scale – Gay Men (SHS-GM) scale, a two-dimensional measure of heterosexist attitudes in men’s collegiate athletics. A four-phase study was conducted to develop and initially validate the SHS-GM. In the first phase, a review of literature was conducted, items were developed, and the first version of the SHS-GM was reviewed by a panel of experts. In phase 2, exploratory factor analysis was used to extrapolate a factor structure for the SHS-GM after it was completed by a national sample of male athletes. In phase 3, we conducted a confirmatory factor analysis to confirm the structure with national and regional samples of male collegiate athletes. A 14-item, two factor solution was accepted. In phase 4, concurrent and convergent evidence was found when relating the SHS-GM to theoretically linked constructs. The SHS-GM demonstrated initial evidence of reliability and validity as a measurement of heterosexist attitudes in men’s collegiate athletics.
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