THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF TURKISH VERSION OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL IDENTITY SCALE
LEZBİYEN, GEY, BİSEKSÜEL KİMLİĞİ ÖLÇEĞİ TÜRKÇE FORMU’NUN PSİKOMETRİK ÖZELLİKLERİ

Author : Sinem KAYA
Number of pages : 520-528

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the applicability of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Identity Scale among Turkish adolescence and young adult community sample and determine the psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of this scale. This study was conducted in 2014-2015 with 110 participants who identify themselves as gay, lesbian and bisexual living in İstanbul and İzmir. The fit statistics obtained from factor analysis showed that original form’s eight-factor structure had been confirmed. Standardized factor loadings on the predicted five factors were acceptance concerns, concealment motivation, identity uncertainty, internalized homonegativity, difficult process, identity superiority, identity affirmation and identity centrality. Convergent validity of CTQ-SF was examined with self-report measures of Homosexual Attitude Inventory and Life Satisfaction Inventory. All correlations were significant in the expected direction. Internal consistency for the total scale and sub-scales were between .65 and .85. The test-retest correlation coefficient for the total score were significant (r= .72; p<.001).

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gey lesbian bisexual

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