About the Subtle and the Manifest in the ATLG scale

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Published: Nov 3, 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22201/fesi.20070780.2013.5.2.42303

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José Moral de la Rubia
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL) in Monterrey
Adrian Valle de la O
Professor and investigator at the Department of Basic Sciences of ITESM’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Monterrey, Mexico since 2005

Abstract

The aims of this paper were to calculate internal consistency of the Attitude toward Lesbian and Gay Men (ATLG) scale, to determine its factor structure, and to verify the equivalence of the factor structure pattern by gender. An incidental sample of 452 undergraduate students was collected. Internal consistency of its 20 items was high (alpha = .94). It was defined a solution of three factors nested to one general factor: one factor related to an attitude of rejection toward lesbians (ATL), another factor related to an attitude of open rejection toward gay men (ATG-Open), and a third factor related to an attitude of subtle rejection toward gay men (ATG-Subtle). The three factors had high values of internal consistency (.91, .84, and .79, respectively). This factor model showed an adequate data fit (Chi-square/df = 2.38, RMSEA = .05, GFI = .91, and AGFI = .90), and resulted valid for men and women in the multigroup contrast (Chi-square/df = 1.80, RMSEA = .04, GFI = .87, and AGFI = .83). Nevertheless, the 20-item ATLG scale could be reduced to the 5 items composing the ATG-Subtle factor owing to the extremely strong weights that the general factor had on its three nested factors and the low risk of underestimation of the actual attitudinal rejection that this reduction conveys. It is recommended the use of the ATLG scale with its 20 items in Mexico, and its study in other Spanish-speaking countries.

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Moral de la Rubia, J., & Valle de la O, A. (2013). About the Subtle and the Manifest in the ATLG scale. Journal of Behavior, Health & Social Issues, 5(2), 103–116. https://doi.org/10.22201/fesi.20070780.2013.5.2.42303

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Author Biographies

José Moral de la Rubia, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL) in Monterrey

José Moral de la Rubia. Doctor in Philosophy at the University of Alcala de Henares (Madrid, Spain). Psychologist with specialty in Clinical Psychology at the School of Medicine in Alcala de Henares (Madrid, Spain). Bachelor in Psychology at the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (Madrid, Spain). Professor and Scientific Investigator at the School of Psychology, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL) in Monterrey, Mexico since 1999. Member of the National System of Investigators (S. N. I.), level 1, with PROMEP profile (quality-profile professor) and member of the Academic Board of Social and Health Psychology with the following topics of research: functional somatic disorders, sexuality, and marital issues. Contact address: Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. c/Dr. Carlos Canseco 110. Col. Mitras Centro. C.P. 64460. Monterrey, Nuevo León, México. Phone: (00 52 81) 8333 8233. Ext. 423. Fax. Ext. 103. e-mail: jose_moral@hotmail.com

Adrian Valle de la O, Professor and investigator at the Department of Basic Sciences of ITESM’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Monterrey, Mexico since 2005

Physician graduated from the School of Medicine at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon in Monterrey (UANL), Mexico. Specialty in Internal Medicine at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in Monterrey, Mexico. Postgraduate certification in Ethics at ITESM in 2007. Doctorand in the PhD program, with specialty in Psychology, at the UANL’s Graduate School of Psychology in Monterrey, Mexico. Professor and investigator at the Department of Basic Sciences of ITESM’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Monterrey, Mexico since 2005. Contact address: Departamento de Ciencias Básicas de la Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud. Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM). Eugenio Garza Sada 2501 Sur, Col. Tecnológico C.P. 64849. Monterrey, Nuevo León, México. e-mail: adrianvalle@usa.net

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