Predictors of Heterosexual College Students’ Attitudes Toward LGBT People

Woodford, Michael R.; Silverschanz, Perry; Swank, Eric; Scherrer, Kristin S.; Raiz, Lisa

doi:10.1080/19361653.2012.716697

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“…On the other hand, in this research, discriminatory attitudes towards women and homosexuals have been found to have lost their power as the degree of perceived liberalism increases. Political viewpoints have been dealt with in many researches related to attitudes toward different cultural groups (Christopher & Mull, 2006;Kirkpatrick, 1993;Laythe, Finkel & Kirkpatrick, 2001;Woodford et al, 2012) and in general, the level of liberalism appears to be related to positive attitudes towards women, homosexuals and individuals from different races/religions. Conservatism is characterized by features such as resistance to evaluating and considering new views and perspectives, loyalty to the social traditions, and exclusion and condemnation of members of the community who contradict them (Laythe et al, 2001).…”

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Discriminatory attitudes relationship to attachment styles, selfconstrual and sociodemographic variables in university students

Aydın

2017

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Forms of discrimination such as racism, homophobia, and sexism have been negatively affecting the individuals that are being exposed to these both in daily life and in public aspect. In this study, the relationship between discriminatory attitudes, attachment styles, self-construal and sociodemographic variables were examined. Differences in discriminatory attitudes in terms of gender and class level variables were also investigated. The sample of the study consisted of 279 university students attending the different departments of a faculty of education in a public university in Turkey. The data were collected with Sociodemographic Data Form, Discriminatory Attitudes Scale, Relational, Individual and Collective Self-Aspects Scale and Relationship Scales Questionnaire. The data were analyzed via SPSS software. According to the results of the study, homosexual discrimination is significantly and positively related to relatedness sub-scale of Self-Aspects Scale. Discrimination against woman was found as significantly and positively related to secure attachment style, on the other hand secure attachment style was found as significantly and negatively related to discrimination against foreigners. The sociodemographic variables like religiosity, political ideology, the level of contact with different cultures and a number of the books read within a year were found as significantly related to discriminatory attitudes. Also, differences in discriminatory attitudes by gender and class level were found. In relation with these findings, suggestions for further studies were presented. Keywords: discrimination; discriminatory attitudes; university students; education;

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Discriminatory attitudes relationship to attachment styles, selfconstrual and sociodemographic variables in university students

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2017

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“…This study obtained a variety of demographic data from a demographic questionnaire that gathered information relating to participants' gender identity, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, age, level in school, religion, ability status, income level, and political ideology . The question about political ideology requests participants to rate themselves on a 7-point scale from strongly liberal to strongly conservative (Woodford et al, 2012).…”

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Correlates and predictors of anti-transgender prejudice.

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Dispenza²,

Chang³

et al. 2019

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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DICE, by JULIAN RAFFERTY MCCULLOUGH, was prepared under the direction of the candidate's Dissertation Advisory Committee. It is accepted by the committee members in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree, Doctor of Philosophy, in the College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University. The Dissertation Advisory Committee and the student's Department Chairperson, as representatives of the faculty, certify that this dissertation has met all standards of excellence and scholarship as determined by the faculty.

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“…Despite the prevalence of intergroup contact research, very little research has specifically examined the effect of intergroup contact with bisexuals on binegativity. Although most studies examining contact with LGB (lesbian, gay, and bisexual) individuals find that intergroup contact is associated with more positive attitudes toward LGB persons (Bowen & Bourgeois, 2001;Hinrichs & Rosenberg, 2002;Liang & Alimo, 2005;Steffens & Wagner, 2004;Stotzer, 2009;Woodford, Silverschanz, Swank, Scherrer, & Raiz, 2012), these studies often do not distinguish between contact with or attitudes toward lesbian/gay individuals and bisexuals (e.g., Hinrichs & Rosenberg, 2002;Woodford et al, 2012) or the quality and quantity of contact. Thus, the distinct qualities of binegativity compared to homonegativity and the lack of specificity in the prejudice reduction literature ultimately restrict our ability to draw clear conclusions regarding the impact of intergroup contact on attitudes toward bisexuals.…”

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Contact with bisexual individuals reduces binegativity among heterosexuals and lesbian women and gay men

Lytle

Dyar

Levy

et al. 2017

Euro J Social Psych

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Although binegativity, the stigmatization of bisexuality, is prevalent among heterosexual and lesbian and gay communities, little research has addressed how the quantity and quality of intergroup contact affect binegativity. Drawing on intergroup contact theory, this study examined contact with and attitudes toward bisexuals among heterosexual undergraduates, heterosexual adults, and lesbians and gay men. Knowing more bisexuals (quantity) predicted more positive attitudes toward and decreased intergroup anxiety with male and female bisexuals. A multilevel structural equation model indicated that contact quality simultaneously predicted higher perceived stability of female bisexuality (but not male bisexuality) and tolerance of and less intergroup anxiety with male and female bisexuals when contact quantity was controlled for. This research suggests that both quantity and quality of contact with bisexuals predicts improved intergroup attitudes. Implications for future research on reducing binegativity are discussed.

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Predictors of Heterosexual College Students’ Attitudes Toward LGBT People

Cited by 82 publications

References 63 publications

Discriminatory attitudes relationship to attachment styles, selfconstrual and sociodemographic variables in university students

Discriminatory attitudes relationship to attachment styles, selfconstrual and sociodemographic variables in university students

Correlates and predictors of anti-transgender prejudice.

Contact with bisexual individuals reduces binegativity among heterosexuals and lesbian women and gay men

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