The Lesbian Internalized Homophobia Scale A Rational/Theoretical Approach

• Published in: Journal of homosexuality Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 37 - 52
• Main Authors: Szymanski, Dawn M., Chung, Y. Barry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2001; Taylor & Francis LLC
• Subjects: Adult; Discrimination; Female; Females; Gays & lesbians; Homophobia; Homosexuality, Female - psychology; Human relations; Humans; Internal-External Control; Internalization; internalized homophobia; Interpersonal communication; Lesbian; Lesbianism; Lesbians; Measurement; Measures; Middle Aged; Personal relationships; Predictive Value of Tests; Prejudice; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - standards; Psychology; Psychometric Analysis; Psychometrics; Reproducibility of Results; Scales; Self Concept; United States > US

This article reports the development and psychometric properties of a new scale that measures internalized homophobia in lesbians: the Lesbian Internalized Homophobia Scale (LIHS). This 52-item measure was developed using a rational/theoretical approach of test construction and includes five subscal...