“…Although most adults are Catholics in the six countries, there seems to be a much larger population of Protestants in Guatemala, and a much larger group of non-religious in Chile than in the other countries (Latinobarómetro, 2014). Given what was described about the relation between acceptance of homosexuality and socio-economic and religious variables (Kelley, 2001;Lodola & Corral, 2010;Marcano, 2013;McDermott & Blair, 2012;Seligson & Moreno, 2010;Smith, 2011), it was expected that homophobic attitudes would be more prevalent in Guatemala and Dominican Republic than in Mexico and Chile, with Colombia and Paraguay in the middle. We also expected higher levels of homophobic attitudes among participants who were males, younger, with lower levels of education, with higher degrees of religiosity, non-catholic Christians, less empathic, with more attitudes supporting aggression, and lower levels of participation and engagement in school and out school activities.…”