Development and Validation of the Social Distance towards Trans Persons Scale
The present study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Social Distance Scale toward Trans Persons (DS-T) in a sample of psychology professionals and graduate students. In addition, it analyzes whether there are significant differences in the social distance to the trans community between psyc...
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author | Esteban, Caleb González-Rivera, Juan Anibal Francia Martínez, Margarita Lespier , Zahira |
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description | The present study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Social Distance Scale toward Trans Persons (DS-T) in a sample of psychology professionals and graduate students. In addition, it analyzes whether there are significant differences in the social distance to the trans community between psychology students and professionals. The sample had 127 participants, who were recruited based on their availability. The results confirm that the scale has a one-dimensional structure. The 13 items developed by the researchers met the criteria of discrimination and showed appropriate factor loads. The Cronbach alpha internal consistency index for DS-T was .99. There were no significant differences in social distance towards trans people between psychology students and professionals. It was determined how distance and closeness constitute the extremes of empathy, so the larger the distance from a person or community, the lower the probability of being empathetic toward them. |
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spelling | oai:ojs.revistas.unc.edu.ar:article-284772021-06-05T20:56:41Z Development and Validation of the Social Distance towards Trans Persons Scale Desarrollo y validación de la Escala de Distancia Social hacia Personas Trans Esteban, Caleb González-Rivera, Juan Anibal Francia Martínez, Margarita Lespier , Zahira social distance transgender transsexual gender validation distancia social transgénero transexual género validación The present study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Social Distance Scale toward Trans Persons (DS-T) in a sample of psychology professionals and graduate students. In addition, it analyzes whether there are significant differences in the social distance to the trans community between psychology students and professionals. The sample had 127 participants, who were recruited based on their availability. The results confirm that the scale has a one-dimensional structure. The 13 items developed by the researchers met the criteria of discrimination and showed appropriate factor loads. The Cronbach alpha internal consistency index for DS-T was .99. There were no significant differences in social distance towards trans people between psychology students and professionals. It was determined how distance and closeness constitute the extremes of empathy, so the larger the distance from a person or community, the lower the probability of being empathetic toward them. El presente estudio analiza las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Distancia Social hacia Personas Trans (DS-T) en una muestra de profesionales y estudiantes graduados en psicología. Además, se analizó si existen diferencias significativas en la distancia social hacia la comunidad trans entre estudiantes y profesionales de la psicología. La muestra contó con 127 participantes reclutados por disponibilidad. Los resultados confirman que la escala posee una estructura unidimensional. Los 13 ítems desarrollados cumplieron con los criterios de discriminación y obtuvieron cargas factoriales apropiadas. El índice alfa de Cronbach de la DS-T fue de .99. No se encontraron diferencias significativas en la distancia social hacia personas trans entre estudiantes y profesionales de la psicología. Se determinó cómo la distancia y la cercanía constituyen extremos de la empatía, por lo que cuanto mayor sea la distancia hacia una persona o comunidad, menor será la probabilidad de desarrollar empatía hacia estas personas. Facultad de Psicología. Laboratorio de Evaluación Psicológica y Educativa (LEPE) 2020-07-04 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/28477 Revista Evaluar; Vol. 20 Núm. 1 (2020); 32-48 1667-4545 1515-1867 10.35670/1667-4545.v20.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/28477/30132 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
spellingShingle | social distance transgender transsexual gender validation distancia social transgénero transexual género validación Esteban, Caleb González-Rivera, Juan Anibal Francia Martínez, Margarita Lespier , Zahira Development and Validation of the Social Distance towards Trans Persons Scale |
title | Development and Validation of the Social Distance towards Trans Persons Scale |
title_alt | Desarrollo y validación de la Escala de Distancia Social hacia Personas Trans |
title_full | Development and Validation of the Social Distance towards Trans Persons Scale |
title_fullStr | Development and Validation of the Social Distance towards Trans Persons Scale |
title_full_unstemmed | Development and Validation of the Social Distance towards Trans Persons Scale |
title_short | Development and Validation of the Social Distance towards Trans Persons Scale |
title_sort | development and validation of the social distance towards trans persons scale |
topic | social distance transgender transsexual gender validation distancia social transgénero transexual género validación |
topic_facet | social distance transgender transsexual gender validation distancia social transgénero transexual género validación |
url | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/28477 |
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