Friendship, attitudes, and behavioral intentions of cisgender heterosexuals toward transgender individuals
| Autor: | Anna W. Vandevender, Lara A. Barbir, Tracy J. Cohn |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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030505 public health
Health (social science) Operationalization Social contact Transgender people media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Friendship Multivariate analysis of variance Transgender Public university 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Contact hypothesis 0305 other medical science Psychology Social psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health. 21:154-170 |
| ISSN: | 1935-9713 1935-9705 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19359705.2016.1273157 |
| Popis: | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals have begun to gain an acceptance that transgender people have yet to achieve. Previous literature has found the significant effect of Allport's contact hypothesis on reducing negative attitudes toward LGB individuals. Attention has recently turned to the implications of social contact for reduction of transphobic attitudes, with one study demonstrating efficacy. The present study examined the relationships between cisgender heterosexual college students' social contact with transgender individuals, operationalized as number of friendships, and self-reported attitudes and behavioral intentions toward transgender individuals. A sample of 342 undergraduate students at a mid-sized public university completed questions about attitudes and behaviors toward transgender individuals and their transgender friendship experiences. In multivariate analysis of variance, significant differences between participants who reported having zero versus at least one transgen... |
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