A Scale on Beliefs about Children's Adjustment in Same-Sex Families: Reliability and Validity

作者：Frias Navarro Dolores^*; Monterde I Bort Hector

来源：Journal of Homosexuality, 2012, 59(9): 1273-1288.

DOI：10.1080/00918369.2012.720505

• children's adjustment
• same-sex families
• reliability
• validity

In this study, we developed a new instrument named Scale Beliefs about Children's Adjustment on Same-Sex Families (SBCASSF). The scale was developed to assess of the adults' beliefs about negative impacts on children who are raised by same-sex parents. An initial pool of 95 items was generated by the authors based on a review of the literature on homophobia and feedback from several focus groups. Research findings, based on a sample of 212 university students (mean age 22 years, SD = 8.28), supported the reliability and validity of the scale. The final versions of the SBCASSF included items reflecting the following two factors: individual opposition (alpha = .87) and normative opposition (alpha = .88). Convergent validity of the scale is demonstrated by predictable correlations with beliefs about the cause of same-sex sexual orientation and the support for gay and lesbian rights. Our study reveals a strong positive association between high scores on SBCASSF and beliefs that the origin of same-sex sexual orientation is learned and opposition to gay and lesbian rights.

• 出版日期2012