军事少数民族压力尺度的开发和验证
Jeremy T Goldbach1, Sheree M Schrager2, Mary Rose Mamey3
1The Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
概括
为LGBT服务人员开发了一种新的军事少数民族压力表. 这个比例表显示,少数群体的压力因素与较差的健康结果有关,这可能解释了这一群体的健康差异.
科学领域:
- 军事卫生研究军事卫生研究
- 心理学和社会科学 心理学和社会科学
- 在LGBTQ+研究中,研究了LGBTQ+问题.
背景情况:
- 虽然LGBTQ+个人占现役军人的近3%,但他们的独特的压力经历和健康结果仍未得到充分研究.
- 现有的研究缺乏一个有效的仪器来衡量少数群体的压力,特别是在LGBTQ+服务人员的军事背景下.
研究的目的:
- 为现役LGBTQ+服务人员开发和验证军事少数民族压力表 (MMSS).
- 评估MMSS与各种健康结果相关的可靠性和构造有效性.
主要方法:
- 对248名现役LGBTQ+服务人员进行了横截面研究.
- 用物品响应理论,可靠性测试,不变性测试和探索性因子分析来完善规模.
- 通过将MMSS总分与健康指标相关联来检查构造有效性.
主要成果:
- 最后的13项MMSS显示出出色的可靠性 (欧米茄=0.95).
- 在较高的MMSS得分和较差的整体健康,心理健康,生活满意度,增加的焦虑,抑郁症状,自杀倾向和PTSD之间发现了显著的关联.
- 该尺度有效地捕捉了与LGBTQ+军事人员相关的少数民族压力经历.
结论:
- 该MMSS是LGBTQ+现役军人中少数群体压力因素的第一个经过验证的测量方法.
- 少数民族压力是影响LGBTQ+服务人员健康的重要因素,可能导致观察到的健康差异.
- 这些发现支持了针对性干预和进一步研究这一群体面临的健康问题的病因学的需要.
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