A confirmatory factor analysis of the attitudes toward lesbians and gay men (ATLG) measure

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 189-209

  Stoever, Colby J ^a,b   Morera, Osvaldo F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

ATLG; Attitudes toward lesbians and gay men; Confirmatory factor analysis; Gay men; Lesbians; Measurement; Sexual prejudice

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ATTITUDE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 34547311834     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v52n03_09     Document Type: Review

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