Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Greek Version of the Attitudes toward Transgendered Individuals Scale

TL;DR

This study translated and validated a scale to measure attitudes toward transgender individuals in Greece, ensuring it is reliable and effective.

Contribution

The study provides a validated Greek version of the Attitudes Toward Transgendered Individuals Scale, suitable for general population use.

Findings

The translated scale showed excellent reliability and validity for the Greek population.

Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the scale's robustness and metric equivalence across genders.

Abstract

Numerous investigations have consistently underscored the impact of societal stigma on the well-being of transgender individuals. The primary objective of the current research is to translate and adapt the Attitudes Toward Transgendered Individuals Scale into the Greek language. This scale specifically assesses stigma, excluding components such as discreteness and violence, and is tailored to evaluate individuals within the general populace. Employing confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and assessing gender metric equivalence, the analyses yielded highly favorable outcomes, demonstrating excellent scale fit, reliability, and construct validity, reflecting the robustness of the adapted tool for the Greek population.