Sensitivity Toward Gender and Sexually Diverse Populations: Development of a Scale.
Journal
The Journal of nursing education
ISSN: 1938-2421
Titre abrégé: J Nurs Educ
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7705432
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2022
Jul 2022
Historique:
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2022
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21
7
2022
medline:
23
7
2022
Statut:
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Résumé
Individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, or nonbinary (LGBTQIA+) experience inequitable access to and utilization of health care services. Nurses' lack of awareness and sensitivity may contribute to this phenomenon. This article describes the development and validation of the Gender and Sexual Diversity Sensitivity Scale (GSDSS). A sample of 210 undergraduate nursing students from a large research-intensive university completed the scale online. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted. Factor analysis illustrated a three-factor construct of the scale (i.e., General Education Experience, Cognitive Awareness, and Comfort With Interactions); Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranged from .66 to .91, and the total scale alpha coefficient was .782. The GSDSS has evidence of construct validity and reliability, and can be used in studies that include nursing and other health professional students.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, or nonbinary (LGBTQIA+) experience inequitable access to and utilization of health care services. Nurses' lack of awareness and sensitivity may contribute to this phenomenon.
PURPOSE
OBJECTIVE
This article describes the development and validation of the Gender and Sexual Diversity Sensitivity Scale (GSDSS). A sample of 210 undergraduate nursing students from a large research-intensive university completed the scale online. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Factor analysis illustrated a three-factor construct of the scale (i.e., General Education Experience, Cognitive Awareness, and Comfort With Interactions); Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranged from .66 to .91, and the total scale alpha coefficient was .782.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The GSDSS has evidence of construct validity and reliability, and can be used in studies that include nursing and other health professional students.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35858131
doi: 10.3928/01484834-20220613-01
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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