Disgust sensitivity relates to attitudes toward gay men and lesbian women across 31 nations

Medical students’ attitudes toward gay men

BACKGROUND Healthcare providers' attitudes toward sexual minorities influence patient comfort and outcomes. This study characterized medical student attitudes toward gay men, focusing on behavior, personhood, gay civil rights, and male toughness. METHODS A cross-sectional web-based anonymous survey was sent to medical students enrolled at the University of California, Davis (N = 371) with a r...

Development and validation of a scale measuring modern prejudice toward gay men and lesbian women.

This paper describes the psychometric properties of the Modern Homonegativity Scale (MHS), which measures contemporary negative attitudes toward gay men and lesbians (i.e., attitudes not based on traditional or moral objections to homosexuality). In Study 1 (N = 353), a preliminary version of the MHS was developed, and its psychometric properties were examined. Participants in Studies 2 and 3 (...

A Comparison of Gay and Lesbian Sensitivity Trainings On Student Counselorsâ•Ž Attitudes Toward Same Gender Sexual Behavior

Human Papillomavirus Infection: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors among Lesbian, Gay Men, and Bisexual in Italy

BACKGROUND This cross-sectional study assess knowledge, attitudes, and behavior towards the human papillomavirus (HPV) and the vaccination among a random sample of 1000 lesbian, gay men, and bisexual women and men. METHODS A face-to-face interview sought information about: socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge about HPV infection, perception of risk towards HPV infection and/or cervica...

Attitudes towards lesbians and gay men and support for lesbian and gay human rights among psychology students.

A questionnaire comprising two scales, the short form of the Attitudes Towards Lesbians and Gay Men Scale (ATLG-S; Herek, 1984) and the newly devised Support for Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Scale (SLGHR) were administered to 226 students taking undergraduate psychology courses at universities in the United Kingdom, to assess their attitudes towards lesbians and gay men, and their level of supp...