Validation of a self-assessment survey on knowledge and perceptions of LGBTIQ+ student inclusion in education degree programs

Introduction: the aim of this paper is to present the findings of the validation process of the Self-Assessment Questionnaire on University Students' Knowledge and Perceptions Regarding the Inclusion of LGBTIQ + Students. Method: this was an instrumental study. The reference population comprise...

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Autores: Tejada Fernández, José|||0000-0001-9044-8826, Jurado de los Santos, Pedro|||0000-0001-8239-8558, Navío Gámez, Antonio|||0000-0002-1638-9167, Valls-Figuera, Robert G|||0000-0003-0634-9556
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:312408
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/312408
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101568
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:LGBTIQ+
Higher education
Inclusion
Educational practice
Validity
Reliability
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Sumario:Introduction: the aim of this paper is to present the findings of the validation process of the Self-Assessment Questionnaire on University Students' Knowledge and Perceptions Regarding the Inclusion of LGBTIQ + Students. Method: this was an instrumental study. The reference population comprised students on achelors', masters' and MEd degrees in Spanish education faculties. The pilot sample consisted of 334 people. For validation, construct validity was tested firstly with an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and subsequently with a confirmatory actor analysis (CFA). Cronbach's Alpha was used to establish reliability. Findings: the EFA yielded three major factors for the Knowledge Scale and four for the erceptions Scale, verifying their correspondence with the conceptual structure of the questionnaire. The CFA indicated a good fit for the model, with acceptable incremental fit measures (TLI, ILI, CFI: .90) and RMSEA and SRMR residuals (.06). Likewise, the parsimony indices were high (above .07). Reliability was found to be excellent (with values above .90) for all the scales studied. Conclusion: the Self-Assessment Questionnaire, in the light of the validation process carried out, constitutes a robust, reliable and valid instrument for determining education students' knowledge and perceptions of LGBTIQ + diversity andin inclusion in their academic professional profiles.