Transgender Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (TABS): validation with a sample of self-identified Christians

ABSTRACT

Transgender people suffer from a variety of consequences as victims of anti-transgender prejudice. Christians have been frequently identified as holding negative attitudes toward transgender people; however, there is evidence that these attitudes may be changing. Accurate measurement of attitudes is important in understanding currently held beliefs and to assess potential changes over time. This study tested the validity of the Transgender Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (TABS) for use with the Christian population with a sample of 207 self-identified Christians in the United States. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) confirmed the factor structure of TABS: χ² (374, N = 207) = 821.46, p < 0.001 (normed χ² = 2.20 < 4); RMSEA = .076 (90%CI = .069; .083), CFI = .926, SRMR = .053. Overall, results suggest that TABS is an appropriate instrument to utilise with the Christian population in the United states.

KEYWORDS:

• Transgender attitudes and beliefs scale
• Christian
• norming
• validation
• transgender

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

Madeline Stenersen’s contribution to this project was partially supported by the National Institute of Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number T32DA019426. The content is solely the responsibility of the author and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.