scholarly journals Reconsidering the LGBT Climate Inventory: Understanding Support and Hostility for LGBTQ Employees in the Workplace

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 544-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Grace Holman ◽  
Jessica N. Fish ◽  
Ramona Faith Oswald ◽  
Abbie Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Climate ◽  
Workplace Climate ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Workplace Hostility

Workplace climate matters significantly for lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, or other sexual minority (LGBQ) employees, given that the presence of workplace hostility or support can affect well-being. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Climate Inventory (LGBTCI) is a measure of workplace climate for LGBQ individuals, intended to capture the full range of workplace climate from hostility to support. The purpose of this article is to provide evidence that the recommended scoring approach of the LGBTCI needs to be reconsidered. We used latent class analysis to estimate classes of work-related experiences in our sample of 442 LGBQ employees who completed the LGBTCI. A four-class solution fit the data best. Characteristics of each class were identified and consequently labeled: supportive work climate, tolerant work climate, ambiguous work climate, and hostile work climate. Findings suggest that a more accurate measure of workplace climate would include independent scales for support and hostility.

scholarly journals Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Perpetration Among Sexual Minority Women: A Latent Class Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 572-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan E. Sutter ◽  
Annie E. Rabinovitch ◽  
Michael A. Trujillo ◽  
Paul B. Perrin ◽  
Lisa D. Goldberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Physical Assault ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Sexual Minority Women

This study explored patterns of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and perpetration in 150 sexual minority women (SMW): 25.3% had been sexually victimized, 34% physically victimized, 76% psychologically victimized, and 29.3% suffered an IPV-related injury. A latent class analysis found four behavioral patterns: (1) minor-only psychological perpetration and victimization; (2) no IPV; (3) minor–severe psychological, physical assault, and injury victimization, and minor-only psychological, physical, and injury perpetration; and (4) severe psychological, sexual, physical assault, and injury victimization and perpetration. Individuals who experienced and/or perpetrated all types experienced the greatest heterosexism at work, school, and in other contexts.

scholarly journals Characterizing Work-Related Smartphone Use at Home and Private Smartphone Use at Work Using Latent Class Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Dora ◽  
Madelon L. M. van Hooff ◽  
Sabine A. E. Geurts ◽  
Wendela E. Hooftman ◽  
Michiel A. J. Kompier
Keyword(s):  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals Latent Class Analysis of Mental Health in Middle Childhood: Evidence for the Dual-Factor Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 786-800
Author(s):  
Kimberly J. Petersen ◽  
Neil Humphrey ◽  
Pamela Qualter
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Emotional Symptoms

Abstract Mental health is complex, comprising both mental distress and well-being. This study used latent class analysis to identify common combinations of mental distress and well-being (‘mental health classes’) among schoolchildren aged 8–9 years (N = 3340). Thirteen items, measuring a range of conduct problems, emotional symptoms, and subjective well-being, were included in the analysis. Four mental health classes were identified: (1) complete mental health (n = 1895, 57%), (2) vulnerable (n = 434, 13%), (3) emotional symptoms but content (n = 606, 18%), and (4) conduct problems but content (n = 404, 12%). The classes were reliably identified across different datasets, and for males and females. Differential relations with covariates indicated that mental health classes were distinct and externally valid. The results supported the dual-factor model of mental health, suggesting that mental distress and subjective well-being are separate continua. Three of the four possible combinations of high and low distress and subjective well-being posited by the dual-factor model were found using this inductive statistical method. Importantly, our analysis also revealed two ‘symptomatic but content’ groups, differentiated by symptom domain (internalising/externalising). The covariate analyses between mental health classes and sociodemographic factors, prior academic attainment, school connectedness, and peer support, indicated that there are nuanced relations between those variables and particular constellations of mental distress and well-being. As one of the few dual-factor studies to focus on middle childhood, the current study adds important new evidence that contributes to our understanding of the complexities of mental health among schoolchildren.

Sexual orientation and mental health over the life course in a birth cohort

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 1348-1355 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. Spittlehouse ◽  
J. M. Boden ◽  
L. J. Horwood
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
The Life Course

AbstractBackgroundSexual minority individuals consistently report higher rates of mental disorder than heterosexuals. However, much of the research has methodological limitations related to the classification of sexuality, the use of cross-sectional data and problematic sampling procedures such as using convenience samples.MethodsWe used longitudinal data from a birth cohort enrolled in the Christchurch Health and Development Study (n = 1040). Latent class analysis was used to classify participants sexuality based on self-report data of sexual behaviour, attraction, identity and fantasy, gathered over five assessments between the ages of 18 and 35 years. Mental health and substance use outcome data were gathered at four assessments between the ages of 21 and 35 years. Potential covariate variables were collected during childhood.ResultsThe latent class analysis identified four groups interpreted as: ‘heterosexual’ 82%, ‘mostly heterosexual’ 12.6%, ‘bisexual’ 3.5% and ‘gay/lesbian’ 1.9%. In the sexual minority groups, women outnumbered men by at least 2:1. Pooled rates for mental health disorders of depression, anxiety disorders, suicidal ideation, cannabis abuse and total disorders, after adjustment for childhood covariate variables, were significantly higher in the sexual minority groups (p < 0.01). The strength of association between sexuality group and mental health outcomes did not differ according to sex. Fluidity in sexuality reports appeared unrelated to risk of mental health outcomes.ConclusionsOver the life course, membership of a sexual minority group is clearly associated with mental health problems of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation regardless of the age when same-sex attraction, behaviour, identity or fantasy is expressed.

Pesten op het werk, gewikt en gewogen. Een latente-klassenbenadering op basis van de Negative Acts-vragenlijst

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy Notelaers ◽  
Hans De Witte ◽  
Jeroen K. Vermunt ◽  
Ståle Einarsen
Keyword(s):  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Objective Measurement ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Negative Acts ◽  
Cumulative Measurement

How to measure bullying at work? A latent class analysis of the Negative Acts Questionnaire How to measure bullying at work? A latent class analysis of the Negative Acts Questionnaire Guy Notelaers , Hans De Witte , Jeroen Vermunt & Stale Einarsen,Gedrag & Organisatie, Volume 19, Juni 2006, nr. 2, pp. 140. Bullying at work can be defined as a gradually escalating process. The actual measurements of bullying, however, do not adequately measure this process, and show several methodological and substantive shortcomings. In this study, a latent class analysis is performed on data (N = 6175) gathered with the Negative Acts Questionnaire ('objective' measurement of bullying). Six clusters can be distinguished: those 'not bullied' (35,3%), the 'limited work criticism'-cluster (27,7%), those with 'limited negative encounters' (16,5%), the 'sometimes bullied' (9%), the 'work related bullied' (8,3%) and the 'victims' (3,2%). These results suggest a cumulative measurement model for bullying at work, in which the type of negative behaviours and their intensity gradually increase. The results of this latent class analysis fit the definition of bullying at work in which such a gradual escalation is described. The size of the victims group also fits the size mentioned in the international literature, when bullying is measured with a subjective method.

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