Gay Community Stress in Sexual Minority Men and Women

A Validation Study in the Netherlands

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3665320
AutoresMark Assink (0000-0002-2235-6548, University of Amsterdam, autor correspondente), Henny M W Bos (University of Amsterdam), Henny Bos (0000-0003-0559-6088, University of Amsterdam)
Ano2024
Volume71
Fascículo9
Páginas2256-2285
Data de publicação2024-07-28
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00918369.2023.2231119
PMID37417742
OpenAlexW4383481979
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas59

Intraminority gay community stress theory posits that social stressors within sexual minority communities of men may be risk factors for mental health problems in gay and bisexual men. The recently developed 20-item Gay Community Stress Scale (GCSS) is a valid and reliable measure of gay community stress, but was not yet validated in the Netherlands. This study developed a Dutch-translated version of the GCSS and validated this scale in sexual minority men and sexual minority women, as it was hypothesized that sexual minority women may also experience intraminority stress. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were subsequently performed in independent samples of men and women, and produced a 16-item GCSS for men and a 12-item GCSS for women. The four-factor structure of the original GCSS was replicated in men and women, and encouraging support for discriminant and concurrent validity of the GCSS was found in both men and women. The total scale and subscales were internally consistent in men (α and ω ≥ .87) and in women (α and ω ≥ .78). The Dutch-translated GCSS seems to offer a valid and reliable way to assess intraminority stress in Dutch-speaking sexual minority men and sexual minority women, although further validation is warranted

Confirmatory factor analysis · Minority stress · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Stressor · Structural equation modeling · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology