Abstract
ABSTRACTBisexual individuals not only experience instances of invisibility and erasure within various social systems and structures but also encounter prejudice and discrimination that is fuelled by stereotypes. While gay men and lesbian women tend to only experience homonegativity from heterosexual individuals, bisexual persons are subject to binegativity from both heterosexual and gay/lesbian groups. Only recently has there been a concerted effort to increase the amount of research conducted on binegativity among heterosexual and gay/lesbian groups. However, since this body of research is only recently growing, it seems prudent to identify the binegativity measures currently available and evaluate how well each adheres to best practices regarding their psychometric properties. In the current study, 82 scales were identified and their adherence to best practices in psychometric assessment was examined. Most measures lacked sufficient details attesting to item development/refinement, factor structure, scale score reliability, and construct validity. No measure was found to follow best practices for all psychometric properties; those that were close are identified and recommendations are made for improving future binegativity scales.
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