Psychometric analysis and validity of the Daily Sexual Minority Stressors Scale among young adult same-sex female couples.
Psychometric analysis and validity of the Daily Sexual Minority Stressors Scale among young adult same-sex female couples.
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10.1037/pas0001073
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发表时间：
2021-11
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3.6
通讯作者：
Lewis, Robin J
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作者：
Braitman, Abby L;Romano, Kelly A;Heron, Kristin E;Ehlke, Sarah J;Shappie, Alexander T;Lewis, Robin J
与异性恋女性相比，性少数女性在健康方面的差距更大，这被认为是由于与她们的性身份有关的独特压力因素造成的。与横断面研究相比，每日日记或瞬间评估可能提供更细致入微的方法来理解性少数派压力源与健康行为之间的关系。到目前为止，还没有有效的措施来检查日常的性少数压力源。最近的一项试点研究开发了一种简短的（8项）测量方法，用于评估自认为是女同性恋或主要是女同性恋的女性的性少数压力源。虽然产生了最优数量的项目来最好地捕捉女同性恋女性的日常经历，但心理测量测试和验证这种新措施是必要的。本研究通过对性少数群体女性的多尺度验证性因子分析，确定了每日性少数群体压力源量表作为一种单维测量（即每个分析水平上有一个因素）具有良好的模型拟合性。类内相关性表明，大多数变异（57%）是人与人之间的。此外，我们采用类似的测量方法（单项评估、一般压力源、负面影响、歧视史和异性恋）建立了收敛效度和判别效度。最后，对标准效度进行了支持。在日常水平上，每天经历性少数派压力源与当天饮酒的可能性显著增加有关。在研究期间，每天经历更多的性少数派压力源与骚扰和歧视、受害、孤立、警惕的历史显著相关，也与接受问题、困难的过程和内化的同性恋消极情绪有关。
Sexual minority women experience greater health disparities relative to heterosexual women, which is thought to be due to unique stressors related to their sexual identities. Daily diary or momentary assessments may provide a more nuanced approach to understanding how sexual minority stressors relate to health behaviors than cross-sectional studies provide. To date, there is no validated measure to examine daily sexual minority stressors. A recent pilot study developed a brief (8-item) measure for assessing sexual minority stressors in self-identified lesbian or mostly lesbian women. Although an optimal number of items were generated to best capture the daily experiences of lesbian women, psychometric examination and validation of this new measure is necessary. Using multilevel confirmatory factor analysis among a fully-scaled sample of sexual minority women, the current study established that the Daily Sexual Minority Stressors Scale has good model fit as a unidimensional measure (i.e., one factor at each level of analysis). Intraclass correlations indicate the majority of variation (57%) is within-person. Additionally, we established convergent and discriminant validity using similar measures (single-item assessment, general stressors, negative affect, history of discrimination and heterosexism). Finally, criterion validity was supported. At the daily level, experiencing daily sexual minority stressors was associated with a significantly greater likelihood of drinking alcohol that day. Experiencing more daily sexual minority stressors during the study period was significantly associated with a history of harassment and discrimination, victimization, isolation, vigilance, and also with acceptance concerns, difficult process, and internalized homonegativity.