Abstract

Reductions in structural stigma, such as gaining access to legalized same-sex marriage, is associated with positive psychological and physical health outcomes among sexual minority adults. However, these positive outcomes may be less robust among sexual minority women (SMW; e.g., lesbian, bisexual, queer) than sexual minority men and new measures are needed to develop a more nuanced understanding of the impact of affirming policies on the health and well-being of SMW. This study assessed the psychometric properties of measures developed to assess the psychosocial impacts of legalized same-sex marriage on the lives of SMW. Participants (N = 446) completed an online survey assessing the psychosocial impact of legalized same-sex marriage in five domains: (1) personal impact, (2) stigma-related concerns, (3) couple impact, (4) LGBTQ community impact, and (5) political/social environment. Psychometric properties of the scales were examined using traditional and Rasch analyses. Personal, concerns, couple, and political/social environment scales demonstrated high internal consistency (α > 0.80), and acceptable levels of reliability even when scales reduced to five items each. The LGBTQ community scale demonstrated adequate internal consistency (α = 0.79) and could only be reduced to 9 items. These scales may be useful in future studies of SMW health and well-being.

摘要

减少结构性污名，例如获得合法的同性婚姻，与性少数成年人的积极心理和身体健康结果有关。然而，这些积极的结果在性少数女性（SMW；例如，女同性恋、双性恋、酷儿）中可能不如性少数男性，因此需要采取新的措施来更细致地理解肯定政策对健康和福祉的影响。 - 是 SMW。本研究评估了为评估同性婚姻合法化对 SMW 生活的社会心理影响而制定的措施的心理测量特性。参与者 (N = 446) 完成了一项在线调查，评估了同性婚姻合法化在五个领域的社会心理影响：(1) 个人影响，(2) 污名相关问题，(3) 夫妻影响，(4) LGBTQ 社区影响, (5) 政治/社会环境。使用传统和 Rasch 分析检查量表的心理测量特性。个人、关注点、夫妻和政治/社会环境量表表现出高度的内部一致性（α > 0.80），即使每个量表减少到五个项目，其可靠性水平也可以接受。LGBTQ 社区量表表现出足够的内部一致性（α = 0.79），只能减少到 9 个项目。这些量表可能对 SMW 健康和福祉的未来研究有用。LGBTQ 社区量表表现出足够的内部一致性（α = 0.79），只能减少到 9 个项目。这些量表可能对 SMW 健康和福祉的未来研究有用。LGBTQ 社区量表表现出足够的内部一致性（α = 0.79），只能减少到 9 个项目。这些量表可能对 SMW 健康和福祉的未来研究有用。