Student Attitudes Toward Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues

Guth, Lorraine J.; Lopez, David F.; Clements, Kimberly D.; Rojas, Julio I.

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“…Overall, there were wide disparities in gender representation. Of the eight studies where participants were adequately described, four had large (60% or more) majorities of females (Black, Oles, Cramer, & Bennett, 1999;Cotton-Huston & Waite, 2000;Guth, Lopez, Clements, & Rojas, 2001;Probst, 2003). Two of the studies had less than a 10% difference in gender disparity among participants (Corley & Pollack, 1996;Grutzeck & Gidycz, 1997), and two had male majorities (Grack & Richman, 1996;Wallick, Cambre, & Townsend, 1995).…”

Section: Summary Of the Studies' Participantsmentioning

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Changing Heterosexuals’ Attitudes Toward Homosexuals: A Systematic Review of the Empirical Literature

Tucker

Potocky-Tripodi

2006

Research on Social Work Practice

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Objective: This article systematically reviews evidence for interventions that change attitudes toward homosexuals. Method: In all, 17 empirical studies using college and/or university student samples and interventions intended to improve heterosexuals' attitudes toward lesbian, gay, or bisexual individuals are reviewed. Characteristics of the studies with regard to participants, interventions, methodologies, attitude measures, and outcomes are reported. The studies are also rated for their level of empirical support. Finally, challenges of the research and applications to social work practice are discussed. Results: No intervention met the criteria of a well established or probably efficacious treatment, as all studies had substantial methodological limitations. Conclusion: These interventions require further testing with well designed, methodologically sound experiments to determine efficacy. Researchers who pursue this controversial topic, however, may experience considerable opposition in obtaining funding and/or forums for dissemination of their findings.

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“…Guth et al (2001) developed an instrument using a thought-listing technique for their pretest and posttest measures. They provided a rationale for this type of measurement, supporting reference citations, and documentation of the interrater reliability.…”

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Changing Heterosexuals’ Attitudes Toward Homosexuals: A Systematic Review of the Empirical Literature

Tucker

Potocky-Tripodi

2006

Research on Social Work Practice

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“…In contrast, people tend to feel disgusted by social groups that they perceive to violate cultural norms, especially norms associated with purity-or divinity-related concerns (Haidt & Graham, 2007;Izard, 1993;Keltner & Gross, 1999). Furthermore, previous research indicates that people tend to report feeling disgusted when thinking about homosexuals (Guth, Lopez, Clements, & Rojas, 2001;Haddock, Zanna, & Esses, 1993) in general, and when they perceive that gays and lesbians threaten their values (Cottrell et al, 2010). The finding from Study 2 that people's perceptions of symbolic threats from gays and lesbians predicted both anger and disgust toward gays and lesbians suggests that these emotions may both be relevant.…”

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When Worldviews Collide: The Role of Emotion in Reactions to Symbolic Threats

Hunt¹

2011

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i Acknowledgements As all the graduates who have gone before me know from personal experience, it would be impossible to successfully navigate graduate school without the help and support of an army of people. In my case, I have many people to thank. I have been incredibly fortunate to have a committee comprised of people with enormous intellect, varied strengths, and good humor. My advisors, Christopher Federico and Eugene Borgida, have guided and supported me throughout my education.When it comes to my dissertation specifically, I have to thank Chris especially for challenging me to think carefully about my hypotheses, methodology and analyses. Every quantitative researcher should be so lucky as to have a stats genius for an advisor. His seemingly limitless knowledge awed me on countless occasions, and most certainly saved my experiment in chapter 4. I must thank Gene, in particular, for reminding me to always think about the big picture, including both the theoretical and real-world implications of all of my research. He has an impressive ability to cut through academic bureaucracy, which I benefited from numerous times. Marti Gonzales, although not my official advisor, served as an academic (and life) mentor throughout graduate school and became a dear friend. Like every other student who has passed through the Social program during her tenure, I could not have survived without receiving the benefit of her wisdom, in experimental methodology, writing, and in negotiating any social relationship. And the final member of my committee, John Sullivan, introduced me to the study of emotion in political psychology; his seminar, which I took in my first year of grad school, laid the groundwork for much of my future research.ii Although not -advisors‖ on any official level, many of my graduate student colleagues-but especially Damla Ergun, Anita Kim, and Brad Lippmann-influenced and helped me in profound ways; they were, in many ways, the best part of graduate school. My -partner in crime,‖ Damla Ergun, is one of my dearest friends, and we enjoyed so many fantastic non-academic experiences together. Academic-wise, I honestly don't know where other people get their ideas from, but I know that I get my best ones during conversations with Damla. Brad and Anita are truly amazing people, with kind hearts and huge brains. During my last couple of years, I always could count on Erik Girvan and John Kim-so different but so awesome-for refreshing perspectives and shared amusements. My writing group, with Paula Chesley, Emily Fisher, and Grace Deason provided much-needed encouragement and relief during the final phase of writing. I had the good fortune to meet most of these people as a member of the Federico Lab, the Borgida Lab, and the Center for the Study of Political Psychology at the University of Minnesota. The conversations that I had with people in these labs and the Center, about everything from politics and psychology to pop culture, shaped my ideas and in many cases, helped me to refine my methodological and analytic...

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“…Although all people are thought to use both systems of information processing, individuals may show a more rational or a more experiential cognitive style. But the experiential system is more involved in many real-life decisions that often involve heuristics, superstition, and emotion (Guth, Lopez, Clements, & Rojas, 2001;Guth, Lopez, Rojas, Clements, & Tyler, 2004). That is, people often make decisions based on affective reactions, or vibes, from past experience rather than rational analysis; our attitudes, for example, may reflect what has made us feel bad or good in the past.…”

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“…Moreover, this approach puts a large body of research concerning prejudice and discrimination at our disposal (see Herek, 2000, for a discussion). A firm theoretical basis can help in the design of effective interventions (see Guth et al, 2001;Guth et al, 2004). Homonegativity research can also test the generalizability of theories developed with other outgroups; some theories may seem very effective when applied to one group, but do not generalize to other groups.…”

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Impact of a Homonegativity Awareness Workshop on Attitudes Toward Homosexuality

Rye

Meaney

2009

Journal of Homosexuality

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The current study evaluated the effects of a homonegativity awareness workshop on attitudes toward homosexuality and examined individual difference variables associated with attitude change. Participants included 71 female and 43 male students (approximate mean age = 23). Compared to a control group of introductory psychology students, participants were less homonegative and erotophobic (F(1, 359) = 62.47 and 15.92, ps < .001) after the workshop. Implications for contact with gay and lesbian persons through structured intervention programs on attitudes toward homosexuality are discussed in terms of both the practice and theory of reducing prejudice and discrimination.

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Student Attitudes Toward Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues

Cited by 10 publications

References 52 publications

Changing Heterosexuals’ Attitudes Toward Homosexuals: A Systematic Review of the Empirical Literature

Changing Heterosexuals’ Attitudes Toward Homosexuals: A Systematic Review of the Empirical Literature

When Worldviews Collide: The Role of Emotion in Reactions to Symbolic Threats

Impact of a Homonegativity Awareness Workshop on Attitudes Toward Homosexuality

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