Positive Associations Among Interpersonal Contact, Motivation, and Implicit and Explicit Attitudes Toward Gay Men

Lemm, Kristi M.

doi:10.1300/j082v51n02_05

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“…Some recent studies (e.g., Lemm, 2006;Rohner & Björklund, 2006) have examined the relationship between implicit and explicit homonegativity. Further research is required to demonstrate the validity of these measures of homonegativity in comparison to traditional measures.…”

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Measuring homonegativity: A psychometric analysis.

Rye¹,

Meaney²

2010

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des

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Although several good instruments have been developed to measure homonegativity, a comparative psychometric analysis of such instruments has not been published since Schwanberg (1993). The current investigation draws on several samples (including an annual survey of introductory human sexuality students) to examine the psychometric properties of 3 commonly used measures of homonegativity: Hudson and Ricketts' (1980) Index of Homophobia, Herek's (1984Herek's ( , 1988 Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men, and Morrison and Morrison's (2002) Modern Homonegativity Scale. The validity of each instrument was assessed, and each demonstrated approximately normally distributed data, high reliability, and a unidimensional factor structure. The 3 instruments are strongly intercorrelated and demonstrate a high degree of both convergent and discriminant validity. It is suggested that the Modern Homonegativity Scale has a slight advantage because it results in somewhat more normally distributed data than the other 2 scales.

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Measuring homonegativity: A psychometric analysis.

Rye¹,

Meaney²

2010

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des

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“…A recent review uncovering more than 90 studies revealed that extended contact has widespread effects spanning across several outcome variables, target-groups, contexts and age-groups, thus supporting its role as an effective strategy to reduce prejudice (Vezzali, Hewstone, Capozza, Giovannini, & Wölfer, 2014). Notably, both direct (Fingerhut, 2012;Heinze & Horn, 2009;Lemm, 2006;West & Hewstone, 2012) and extended (Capozza, Falvo, Trifiletti, & Pagani, 2014;Hodson, Harry, & Mitchell, 2009;Mereish & Poteat, in press;Sharp, Voci, & Hewstone, 2011) contact have been shown to be effective means to improve attitudes towards homosexuals. However, none of these prior studies on intergroup contact has tested moral purity as a mediator of the effects of contact with sexual minorities despite the centrality of moral purity concerns in shaping attitudes towards homosexuals (Cottrell & Neuberg, 2005;Dasgupta et al, 2009;Inbar et al, 2009Inbar et al, , 2012.…”

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Strengthening Purity: Moral Purity as a Mediator of Direct and Extended Cross-Group Friendships on Sexual Prejudice

Vezzali

Brambilla

Giovannini

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Journal of Homosexuality

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The present research investigated whether enhanced perceptions of moral purity drive the effects of intergroup cross-group friendships on the intentions to interact with homosexuals. High-school students (N = 639) reported their direct and extended cross-group friendships with homosexuals as well as their beliefs regarding the moral character of the sexual minority. Participants further reported their desire to interact with homosexuals in the future. Results showed that both face-to-face encounters and extended contact with homosexuals increased their perceived moral purity, which in turn fostered more positive behavioral intentions. Results further revealed the specific role of moral purity in this sense, as differential perceptions along other moral domains (autonomy and community) had no mediation effects on behavioral tendencies toward homosexuals. The importance of these findings for improving intergroup relations is discussed, together with the importance of integrating research on intergroup contact and morality.

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“…Indeed, individuals who are friends with or have had contact with sexual minorities tend to have more positive attitudes about members of that community (Heinze & Horn, 2009;Herek & Glunt, 1993;Hinrichs & Rosenberg, 2002;Lemm, 2006;Swank & Raiz, 2010). However, contact does not shape individuals' attitudes about sexual minorities in the same way.…”

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Urban Students’ Attitudes About Sexual Minorities Across Intersections of Sex and Race/Ethnicity: Data From a Longitudinal Study

Gastic

2012

Journal of LGBT Youth

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This study examined the association between having a gay or lesbian friend and urban students' attitudes about sexual minorities. Results indicate that females were more likely than males to express supportive views about gays and lesbians. The contours of these sex differences were distinct by race/ethnicity. Black males and females differed more frequently in their views than did Whites or Latinos. Latino and Latina students expressed consistent views on sexual minorities with one exception: Latinas were nearly twice as likely as Latino males to say that they would remain close to a friend who came out as gay or lesbian.

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Positive Associations Among Interpersonal Contact, Motivation, and Implicit and Explicit Attitudes Toward Gay Men

Cited by 85 publications

References 30 publications

Measuring homonegativity: A psychometric analysis.

Measuring homonegativity: A psychometric analysis.

Strengthening Purity: Moral Purity as a Mediator of Direct and Extended Cross-Group Friendships on Sexual Prejudice

Urban Students’ Attitudes About Sexual Minorities Across Intersections of Sex and Race/Ethnicity: Data From a Longitudinal Study

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