Assessing attitudes toward gay marriage among selected Christian groups using the lost-letter technique.

Autor: Waugh IM; Department of Psychology, California State University, Bakersfield 93311-1099, USA., Plake EV, Rienzi BM
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Psychological reports [Psychol Rep] 2000 Feb; Vol. 86 (1), pp. 215-8.
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2000.86.1.215
Abstrakt: 100 each envelopes were distributed to Christian church parking lots and general public parking lots. Letters were addressed to either the "Gay Marriage Foundation" or to a neutral organization. Significantly more neutral letters (n = 75) were returned than "Gay Marriage Foundation" letters (n = 36) from both types of locations, but no differences were found for return rates. Gay marriage may be a controversial topic for people in this area of California. The limitations of the lost-letter technique prohibit fine distinctions; however, one may infer attitudes toward gay marriage may not be more negative among Christian church attendees than in the general public.
Databáze: MEDLINE