{"id":195,"date":"2023-05-03T03:47:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T03:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2023\/?page_id=195"},"modified":"2023-05-03T05:16:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T05:16:27","slug":"reliability-validity-and-fairness-evidence-for-the-lgbtq-loneliness-scale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2023\/conference-schedule\/oral-presentations-session-1\/reliability-validity-and-fairness-evidence-for-the-lgbtq-loneliness-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Reliability, Validity, and Fairness Evidence for the LGBTQ+ Loneliness Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kaylena Mann &amp; Dr. HyeSun Lee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Abstract<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The LGBTQ+ community is often neglected in research, and despite progress, there is further work needed for equity. Studies have shown that loneliness is a risk factor for mental health difficulties, with rising rates during the pandemic disproportionately affecting the LGBTQ+ community. It is essential to identify those at risk, but there are few scales and systematic approaches currently available for LGBTQ+. To address this need, the present study aimed to develop the LGBTQ+ Loneliness Scale (LLS) and provide reliability, validity, and fairness evidence. The LLS has 29 Likert-scale items with options from 1 to 5, including five hypothesized subscales (social isolation, emotional isolation, cognitive isolation, identity concealment, and heteronormative society). A total of 410 participants were recruited for the validation study. Participants were primarily White (71.1%), and aged 18 &#8211; 83 (M = 33.36, SD = 15.34). Bisexual (42%), gay (17.2%), and lesbian (15.7%) were the highest reported sexualities. Results show that the alpha reliability coefficient for the overall scale scores was .91, with subscales coefficients ranging from .50 &#8211; .80, and subgroup scores ranging from .88 &#8211; .94. Item-total correlations were also investigated, and one item, &#8220;I seek out LGBTQ+ friends,&#8221; from the identity concealment subscale showed a relatively low item-total correlation (.07). To explore the potential factor structure, exploratory factor analyses were conducted and found five distinct factors: social support (9 items: 5 items as hypothesized), connection to the LGBTQ+ community (8 items: 4 items as hypothesized), comfort with personal sexuality (5 items: zero items as hypothesized), victimization due to sexuality (4 items: 2 items as hypothesized), and romantic support (2 items: zero items as hypothesized). Preliminary data from cognitive interviews with members of the LBGTQ+ community demonstrate that the subscales make sense to participants and that they felt well-represented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Session 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11:15am \u2013 12:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Del Norte Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Room B<\/strong>: <strong>1545<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comments\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<div id=\"respond\" class=\"comment-respond wp-block-post-comments-form\">\n\t\t<h3 id=\"reply-title\" class=\"comment-reply-title\">Leave a Reply <small><a rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"cancel-comment-reply-link\" href=\"\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/195#respond\" style=\"display:none;\">Cancel reply<\/a><\/small><\/h3><form action=\"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2023\/wp-comments-post.php\" method=\"post\" id=\"commentform\" class=\"comment-form\"><p class=\"comment-notes\"><span id=\"email-notes\">Your email address will not be published.<\/span> <span class=\"required-field-message\">Required fields are marked <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"comment-form-comment\"><label for=\"comment\">Comment <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <textarea id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"65525\" required><\/textarea><\/p><p class=\"comment-form-author\"><label for=\"author\">Name <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <input id=\"author\" name=\"author\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"245\" autocomplete=\"name\" required \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-email\"><label for=\"email\">Email <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <input id=\"email\" name=\"email\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"100\" aria-describedby=\"email-notes\" autocomplete=\"email\" required \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-url\"><label for=\"url\">Website<\/label> <input id=\"url\" name=\"url\" type=\"url\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"200\" autocomplete=\"url\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\" \/> <label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-submit\"><input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" id=\"submit\" class=\"submit\" value=\"Post Comment\" \/> <input type='hidden' name='comment_post_ID' value='195' id='comment_post_ID' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='comment_parent' id='comment_parent' value='0' \/>\n<\/p><p style=\"display: none !important;\" class=\"akismet-fields-container\" data-prefix=\"ak_\"><label>&#916;<textarea name=\"ak_hp_textarea\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"100\"><\/textarea><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ak_js_1\" name=\"ak_js\" value=\"148\"\/><script>\ndocument.getElementById( \"ak_js_1\" ).setAttribute( \"value\", ( new Date() ).getTime() );\n<\/script>\n<\/p><\/form>\t<\/div><!-- #respond -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaylena Mann &amp; 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