Sensitivity Toward Gender and Sexually Diverse Populations: Development of a Scale

Lynn Rew, Heather Becker, Mengjia Tang, Yun Liu, Yidan Wang, Emily Croce

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Abstract

Background: Individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, or nonbinary (LGBTQIA+) experience inequitable access to and utilization of health care services. Nurses’ lack of awareness and sensitivity may contribute to this phenomenon. Purpose: This article describes the development and validation of the Gender and Sexual Diversity Sensitivity Scale (GSDSS). A sample of 210 undergraduate nursing students from a large research-intensive university completed the scale online. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted. Results: Factor analysis illustrated a three-factor construct of the scale (i.e., General Education Experience, Cognitive Awareness, and Comfort With Interactions); Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranged from .66 to .91, and the total scale alpha coefficient was .782. Conclusion: The GSDSS has evidence of construct validity and reliability, and can be used in studies that include nursing and other health professional students. [JNurs Educ. 2022;61(7):383-389.]

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)383-389
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Nursing Education
Volume61
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2022
Externally publishedYes

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