Measurement Implications Associated with Refinement of Sexual and Gender Identity Survey Items: A Case Study of the National College Health Assessment

Autor/inn/en	Pickett, Andrew C.; Valdez, Danny; Barry, Adam E.
Titel	Measurement Implications Associated with Refinement of Sexual and Gender Identity Survey Items: A Case Study of the National College Health Assessment
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 68 (2020) 7, S.720-726 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pickett, Andrew C.) ORCID (Valdez, Danny) ORCID (Barry, Adam E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2019.1598421
Schlagwörter	Psychometrics; Sexual Identity; LGBTQ People; Test Reliability; Sexuality; Gender Issues; Measurement; Individual Characteristics; Social Influences; At Risk Persons; Drinking; National Surveys; College Students; Safety; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Core Alcohol and Drug Survey; Youth Risk Behavior Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychometry; Psychometrie; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Testreliabilität; Sexualität; Geschlechterfrage; Messverfahren; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Sozialer Einfluss; Risikogruppe; Trinken; Collegestudent; Sicherheit
Abstract	Objective: To quantitatively measure psychometric impact associated with changes to sexual and gender identity survey questions included on the National College Health Assessment (NCHA). Participants: Respondents included all iterations (31) of the NCHA between the years of 2000 and 2015 (N=1,202,582). Methods: Secondary analysis using complete NCHA data across 15 years. Results: Scale reliability for cisgender men, cisgender women, gay and lesbian, and bisexual groups improved when transgender was moved to reflect a gender option, rather than a sexual orientation category. Scale reliability for the alcohol protective behaviors measure was consistently higher for heterosexual persons than sexual minorities. Conclusions: Less inclusive, less representative conceptualizations of sexual and gender identities on survey questionnaires can result in poorer measurement of social characteristics and behaviors. Researchers and practitioners should seek to ensure their assessments and evaluations include demographic items that capture important nuances associated with human sexual and gender identities. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01