Validation of the Coping With Discrimination Scale in Sexual Minorities

The Coping With Discrimination Scale (CDS) shows promise as a self-report measure of strategies for coping with racial discrimination. To assess the psychometric properties of the measure for use with sexual minorities (i.e., gay, lesbian, bisexual, or GLB persons), a nonprobability sample of 371 GL...

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Published in:Journal of homosexuality 2014-07, Vol.61 (7), p.1003-1024
Main Authors: Ngamake, Sakkaphat T., Walch, Susan E., Raveepatarakul, Jirapattara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Alcohol Abuse
Bisexuality
Bisexuality - psychology
Bisexuality - statistics & numerical data
Coping
Discrimination
Disengagement
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Gays & lesbians
Homophobia - psychology
Homosexuality
Homosexuality - psychology
Homosexuality - statistics & numerical data
Homosexuality, Female - psychology
Homosexuality, Female - statistics & numerical data
Homosexuality, Male - psychology
Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data
Humans
LGBTQ studies
Life Satisfaction
Male
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority Groups
Minority Groups - psychology
Minority Groups - statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Racial discrimination
Racism
Reproducibility of Results
Social Support
Surveys and Questionnaires
Survival strategy
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Summary:The Coping With Discrimination Scale (CDS) shows promise as a self-report measure of strategies for coping with racial discrimination. To assess the psychometric properties of the measure for use with sexual minorities (i.e., gay, lesbian, bisexual, or GLB persons), a nonprobability sample of 371 GLB adults completed the instrument along with several standardized, self-report measures. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the five-factor structure of the original scale with the exclusion of five items. Adequate internal consistency reliability was found. Internalization, drug and alcohol use, and detachment subscales were correlated positively with measures of psychological distress and negatively with a measure of life satisfaction, providing evidence of construct validity. The education/advocacy and resistance subscales were largely unrelated to concurrently administered validation measures, consistent with prior findings. Coping strategy use varied as a function of primary sources of social support. The CDS appears to be a psychometrically sound measure of several discrimination coping strategies for use with sexual minorities.
ISSN:0091-8369
1540-3602
DOI:10.1080/00918369.2014.870849