Adaptation of the implicit and explicit homophobia scale to the Brazilian context

Abstract

The great number of aggressive attitudes and discriminatory behavior reported toward homosexuals has been widely discussed. Recent studies have shown that the prejudice has changed, becoming more subtle. However, the researches that try to emphasize this change in relation to the prejudice toward these minority groups are insufficient. Therefore, this study aimed at adapting the Explicit and Implicit Homophobia Scale to the Brazilian context. A sample of 231 university students participated in this research, ages varying from 17 to 55 years old (M = 24.0; SD = 5.38), mostly males (51.5%). They have answered the above-mentioned scale as well as socio-demographic questions. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis corroborated the bi-factorial structure of the instrument. The measure has also presented a satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha = .87).