Adaptation and Validation of the LGBTCI to the Spanish LGBT Working Population

Abstract

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Climate Inventory (LGBTCI) is the only instrument that, from a holistic viewpoint, makes it possible to evaluate the workplace climate of support and/or hostility for LGBT workers. Recently, however its factor structure has been questioned. In addition, there is not a validated version in the Spanish-speaking countries. This study has the aim of adapting and validating the LGBTCI to the Spanish context and to investigate their factor structure through more accurate procedures. 587 LGBT Spanish nationality workers completed the LGBTCI and other scales. Its internal structure was checked by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and by exploratory structural equation modeling. The final scale of 15 items is divided into two-correlated factors (Support and Non-Hostility). Validity was supported by showing that both sub-scales were related negatively to job insecurity and turnover intentions and positively to work satisfaction, life satisfaction, P-O fit, P-J fit. This version has suitable psychometric properties for application and will allow an advance in research on the inclusion of LGBT workers in the Spanish-speaking context.