TY - JOUR
T1 - Different Dimensions
T2 - Internalized Homonegativity Among African American Men Who Have Sex With Men in the Deep South
AU - Smallwood, Stacy W.
AU - Spencer, S. Melinda
AU - Ingram, Lucy Annang
AU - Thrasher, Jim F.
AU - Thompson-Robinson, Melva V.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - African American MSM
KW - Deep South
KW - Internalized homonegativity
KW - Measurement
UR - https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/commhealth-facpubs/157
UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2016.1172869
U2 - 10.1080/00918369.2016.1172869
DO - 10.1080/00918369.2016.1172869
M3 - Article
SN - 0091-8369
VL - 64
JO - Journal of Homosexuality
JF - Journal of Homosexuality
ER -