Validation of the French version of the Gender Ideology and LGBTQ+ Lobby Conspiracies (GILC) scale in an African highly heteronormative context

  • Gustave Adolphe Messanga orcid

    Department of Philosophy-Psychology-Sociology, University of Dschang, Dschang B.P. 49, Cameroon
  • Hermann Kevin Ekango Nzekaih orcid

    Department of Philosophy-Psychology-Sociology, University of Dschang, Dschang B.P. 49, Cameroon
  • Monique Pélagie Tsogo À Bebouraka orcid

    Department of Psychology, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé B.P. 755, Cameroon
  • Achille Vicky Dzuetso Mouafo orcid

    Department of Philosophy-Psychology-Sociology, University of Dschang, Dschang B.P. 49, Cameroon
  • Sylvestre Nzeuta Lontio orcid

    Department of Philosophy-Psychology-Sociology, University of Dschang, Dschang B.P. 49, Cameroon
Article ID: 3965
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59400/apr3965
Keywords: GILC scale, conspiracy theories, gender ideology conspiracy, LGBTQ+ lobby conspiracy, Cameroon

Abstract

The conspiracy narrative surrounding the LGBTQ+ community is based on the belief in the existence of a gay lobby whose hidden agenda (the gay agenda) aims to destroy societal norms, institutions, and traditional values​ through the indoctrination of minors and the disruption of the natural/moral order. To study this little-explored conspiracy, the GILC scale was constructed and validated in an Italian context. However, this scale: 1) is only available in English; 2) has been validated only in a Western context, in a field where literature reports that context can impact not only the susceptibility to believe in certain conspiracies, but also the elements of a conspiracy that are highlighted; and 3) presents, moreover, a potential lack of content and factorial validities, linked to the fact that its conceptors present it as a unidimensional measure when it actually measures two conspiracies, therefore potentially two distinct constructs. To fill these gaps, this study evaluates the factorial structure of the French version of this measure in two independent samples of heterosexual people of Cameroonian nationality (N = 864). The first (n1 = 361, M = 22.86 ± 2.65 years) reported an exploratory unidimensional structure with 7 items of the original version measure, which contains 9 items; excluding items 3 and 5, relating to gender ideology conspiracy, which had very low factor loadings and therefore did not meet the recommended threshold. The second (n2 = 503, M = 23.60 ± 4.77 years) confirmed this unidimensional structure presenting an excellent fit. We concluded that this version of the GILC scale, which exclusively assesses the LGBTQ+ lobby conspiracy, is reliable.

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2025-12-10
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Messanga, G. A., Ekango Nzekaih, H. K., Tsogo À Bebouraka, M. P., Dzuetso Mouafo, A. V., & Nzeuta Lontio, S. (2025). Validation of the French version of the Gender Ideology and LGBTQ+ Lobby Conspiracies (GILC) scale in an African highly heteronormative context. Applied Psychology Research, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.59400/apr3965
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