Escala de Crenças sobre a Cura da Homossexualidade (ECCH: Desenvolvimento e Evidências Psicométricas

Abstract

O presente estudo teve como objetivo desenvolver a Escala de Crenças sobre a cura da homossexualidade (ECCH), reunindo evidências de validade fatorial, discriminante e convergente, bem como sua consistência interna. Para tal realizou-se um estudo com 225 estudantes universitários (Midade = 21,3 e DP = 5,78, variando de 18 a 59 anos; 68,5% do sexo feminino). Estes responderam a Escala de Crenças sobre a Cura da Homossexualidade, Escala de Crenças sobre Homossexualidade, Escala de Desejabilidade Social e perguntas demográficas. Uma análise de componentes principais permitiu identificar uma estrutura com cinco componentes: crenças religiosas (α= 0,95), crenças morais (α= 0,95), crenças biológicas (α= 0,96), crenças psicossociais (α= 0,93) e crenças psicológicas (α= 0,92). Corroborando evidências de validade convergente e discriminante, as dimensões da ECCH apresentaram correlações na direção esperada com as medidas de ECH e EDSMC. Conclui-se que a versão final da ECCH, formada por 20 itens, apresenta evidências psicométricas adequadas para avaliar crenças sobre a cura da homossexualidade, podendo ser utilizada em pesquisas no contexto brasileiro, permitindo conhecer seus possíveis correlatos.

Beliefs Toward Cure of Homosexuality Scale: Evidence for Factor Structure

“…In addition to the aforementioned technical aspects, it is appropriate to confirm that the HCBS multifactorial model does indeed find coherence with the theoretical assumptions adopted by Rezende et al (2021). In this regard, Pasquali (2010) himself understood that among the problems associated with psychological measures, that a weak point is systematization of the phenomenon, suggesting that with a cohesive theoretical foundation, it would be possible to define the construct operationally.…”

“…In this sense, Rezende et al (2021) identified the scale components as follows: religious beliefs (the idea that homosexuality is a sin, being necessary to promote its cure through faith), moral beliefs (the idea that homosexuality requires cure, as it represents a transgression of the moral values of society), biological beliefs the idea that homosexuality is the result of a genetic malformation, and treatments for its cure should be promoted, psychosocial beliefs focused on the conception that homosexuality represents a form of affective and sexual expression, not being necessary to cure it, and finally, psychological beliefs the idea that homosexuality needs to be treated, as it is a consequence of psychological trauma suffered in childhood .…”

“…The BTCHS was proposed by Rezende et al (2021) based on the theoretical premise that certain conceptions about the nature of homosexuality are based on scientific (both biological and psychological) and religious considerations that serve as a basis for the construction of stigmas in relation to the LGBT + community, and contributing to and legitimizing the adoption of discriminatory behaviors (Pereira, Pereira, & Monteiro, 2016). In other words, the authors of the HCBS assumed that such beliefs contribute to maintaining a fixed and immutable image of homosexuals, insofar as they emphasize an essentialist representation of homosexuals as having some biological or psychological abnormality, which drives them to violate the traditional values that support the status quo .…”

“…This first study aimed to prove the appropriateness of the HCBS multifactorial structure. the theoretical assumptions adopted by Rezende et al (2021). was compared with a uni-factorial structure (all items saturating a general belief factor), and checked for its internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha).…”

“…It is emphasized that prejudice against sexual minorities is not restricted to merely "individual dispositions", but is configured as a product of historical, political, and cultural sources that establish normative dispositions regarding the behavior of individuals (Freires, Barbosa, Coelho, Santos, & Moizéis, 2017). 2 Considering the above panorama, and with the assumption that the way people organize explanatory models for sexual and gender diversity has implications for the prejudice they manifest, Rezende, Gouveia, Moizéis, Silva and Nunes (2021) theorized that beliefs about the nature of homosexuality serve as a justification for both prejudice and stigmatized conceptions (Costa, Bandeira, & Nardi, 2015). Thus, based on the principle that such beliefs influence the way people react 2 I See access at: https://www.huffpostbrasil.com/entry/ cura-gay-stf-derruba-decisao.…”