Evaluation of prejudice against sexual and gender diversityto: Construction of an instrument

In Brazil there is a lack of tools to assess such prejudices with good evidences of validity and reliability, and, especially, contextualized to the Brazilian context. Since prejudice is strongly associated to the culture and that in Brazil prejudice against non-heterosexual orientations is especial...

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Autores: COSTA, Angelo Brandelli, BANDEIRA, Denise Ruschel, NARDI, Henrique Caetano
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)
Repositorio:Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/8138
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/8138
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Psychological assessment
Gender diversity
Sexual diversity
Prejudice
Avaliação psicológica
Diversidade de gênero
Diversidade sexual
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Sumario:In Brazil there is a lack of tools to assess such prejudices with good evidences of validity and reliability, and, especially, contextualized to the Brazilian context. Since prejudice is strongly associated to the culture and that in Brazil prejudice against non-heterosexual orientations is especially related hegemonic discordant gender expressions we created na instrument. The overall objective of this article is to establish evidences of validity and reliability for this instrument developed for the specificities of the Brazilian reality. Eight-hundred respondents from rural and urban areas of Southern Brazil completed the Scale of Prejudice Against Sexual and Gender Diversity. Analyzes were conducted using Item Response Theory, criterion validity, and relationship with an instrument that measures the same construct. The scale showed good validity and reliability, and adaptability for the Brazilian reality, suggesting that it is a useful tool to assess prejudice.