Smallwood Stacy W, Spencer S Melinda, Ingram Lucy Annang, Thrasher Jim F, Thompson-Robinson Melva V
a Department of Community Health Behavior and Education , Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University , Statesboro , Georgia , USA.
b Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health , University of South Carolina , Columbia , South Carolina , USA.
J Homosex. 2017;64(1):45-60. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2016.1172869. Epub 2016 Apr 4.
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Internalized Homonegativity Inventory (IHNI) among African American men who have sex with men (AAMSM) in the southeastern United States. Data from 261 AAMSM were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis. Results showed evidence of a two-factor solution: personal and moral homonegativity and gay affirmation. Internal consistencies were greater than .80, and correlations with other variables (e.g., sociodemographics, religiosity, masculinity) provided evidence of validity. Findings suggesting a two-factor instead of a three-factor solution may indicate that the IHNI manifests differently for AAMSM in the Deep South than for predominantly White MSM. Further research should examine how incorporating new conceptions of internalized homonegativity into culturally specific health-promotion interventions for AAMSM might enhance effectiveness.
本研究考察了美国东南部与男性发生性关系的非裔美国男性（AAMSM）中内化同性恋消极性量表（IHNI）的心理测量特性。使用探索性因素分析对261名AAMSM的数据进行了分析。结果显示出两因素结构的证据：个人和道德上的同性恋消极性以及对同性恋的肯定。内部一致性大于0.80，并且与其他变量（如社会人口统计学、宗教信仰、男子气概）的相关性提供了效度证据。研究结果表明两因素而非三因素结构，这可能表明IHNI在南部腹地的AAMSM中表现与以白人为主的男男性行为者（MSM）不同。进一步的研究应考察将内化同性恋消极性的新概念纳入针对AAMSM的文化特定健康促进干预措施中如何提高有效性。
