Publication Date
6-7-2021
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of GLBT Family Studies
Volume
17
Issue
4
DOI
10.1080/1550428X.2021.1935382
First Page
371
Last Page
392
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.
Funding Number
R03MD011481
Funding Sponsor
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Keywords
Sexual minority women, same-sex marriage, survey, psychosocial impact, psychometrics
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Department
Social Work
Recommended Citation
Laurie A. Drabble, Amy A. Mericle, Angie R. Wootton, Cat Munroe, Libo Li, Karen F. Trocki, and Tonda Hughes. "Measuring the Impact of Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage among Sexual Minority Women" Journal of GLBT Family Studies (2021): 371-392. https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2021.1935382
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in the Journal of GLBT Family Studies on June 7, 2021, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2021.1935382.