Reliability and validity of the Malay version of Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men (MVATL/MVATG): A study on a group of medical students in Malaysia
| Autor: | Lee Khing Tan, Chong Guan Ng, SK Pillai, Jesjeet Singh Gill, Stephen Thevananthan A L Jambunathan, Ong Hui Koh, Hatta Sidi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Intraclass correlation
media_common.quotation_subject Validity General Medicine Attitude scale language.human_language Psychiatry and Mental health Cronbach's alpha Scale (social sciences) language Homosexuality Psychology Social psychology Reliability (statistics) Clinical psychology Malay media_common |
| Zdroj: | Asia-Pacific Psychiatry. 5:118-122 |
| ISSN: | 1758-5864 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/appy.12056 |
| Popis: | Introduction This study aims to examine the validity and reliability of the Malay version of Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men (MVATL/MVATG) among a group of medical students in Malaysia. Methods It is a cross-sectional study of 173 medical students in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The participants were given the MVATL/MVATG, Index of Attitudes toward Homosexuals (IATH), Homosexuality Attitude Scale (HAS) and the English version of Attitude toward Lesbians and Gay Men. Two weeks later, these students were given the MVATLG again. Results Significant correlation was found between the individual scores of MVATL and MVATG with IATH and HAS in the results. The scale was able to differentiate Muslim and Non-Muslim subjects. The internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) of both the MVATL and MVATG were good, at 0.76 and 0.82, respectively. The parallel form reliability (Pearson's correlation) of MVATL was 0.0.73 and 0.74 for MVATG. The test-retest reliability of MVATL/MVATG was good (Intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC = 0.67 for MVATL and 0.60 for MVATG). Discussion The MVATLG demonstrated good psychometric properties in measuring attitudes toward homosexuality among a group of medical students in Malaysia and it could be used as a simple instrument on young educated Malaysian adults. |
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