ABSTRACT

The Index of Attitudes toward Homosexuals (IAH) was published by Hudson and Ricketts in 1980 as a unidimensional index to measure affective responses to homosexuals. Siebert et al. identified two factors in a sample of predominantly female social science students: Cognitive/Social Distance (α = .91) and Affective/Attraction-Advances (α = .79). The present study sought to conduct a factor analysis to confirm the factor structure of the IAH in a national sample of oncology clinicians (n = 406). Exploratory factor analysis conducted on a random subset of 40% of survey respondents (n = 163) indicated three factors, termed: Avoidance (α = .92), Approach (α = .75) and Acceptance (α = .80). Confirmatory factor analysis conducted on the remaining 60% of respondents (n = 243) confirmed the three-factor structure (final Chi-square/DF = 1.988, RMSEA = 0.064, Bentler CFI = 0.949). Given the diversity, size, and strength of the sampling frame, future research using the IAH in clinical settings can obtain more precise findings by analyzing data according to these three factors.

摘要

对同性恋者的态度指数 (IAH) 由 Hudson 和 Ricketts 于 1980 年发布，作为衡量对同性恋者的情感反应的单维指数。西伯特等人。在主要是女性社会科学学生的样本中确定了两个因素：认知/社会距离（α = .91）和情感/吸引力进步（α = .79）。本研究试图进行因子分析，以确认全国肿瘤临床医生样本（n = 406）中 IAH 的因子结构。对 40% 的调查受访者 (n = 163) 的随机子集进行的探索性因素分析表明三个因素，称为：回避 (α = .92)、接近 (α = .75) 和接受 (α = .80)。对剩余 60% 的受访者（n = 243）进行的验证性因子分析证实了三因子结构（最终卡方/DF = 1.988，RMSEA = 0.064，本特勒 CFI = 0.949）。鉴于抽样框架的多样性、规模和强度，未来在临床环境中使用 IAH 的研究可以通过根据这三个因素分析数据来获得更精确的发现。