Predicting anti-gay prejudice based on sex knowledege and education
- WCU Author/Contributor (non-WCU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Samantha Anne Isakson (Creator)
- Institution
- Western Carolina University (WCU )
- Web Site: http://library.wcu.edu/
- Advisor
- Candace Boan-Lenzo
Abstract: Bullying of sexual minority students is an increasingly prevalent topic among school
psychologists and educational personnel across the country. This study measured the
variables of sex knowledge (as measured through the Sexual Knowledge and Attitude
Test for Adolescents) and anti-gay prejudice (as measured through the Attitudes Toward
Lesbians and Gay Men – Revised Edition). The results of this study found that sex
education is significantly, negatively correlated to anti-gay prejudice. While causational
relationships still need to be analyzed, this suggests that there is a significant relationship
between sex education and anti-gay prejudice. Through additional analysis, it was also
discovered that sex attitude (as measured through the Sexual Knowledge and Attitude
Test for Adolescents) is significantly, negatively correlated to anti-gay prejudice; sex
attitude is also significantly, positively correlated to sex knowledge. This study discusses
further predictors and outcomes regarding the two variables (sex knowledge and anti-gay
prejudice).
Predicting anti-gay prejudice based on sex knowledege and education
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Other
- Language: English
- Date: 2012
- Keywords
- anti-gay prejudice, bullying, homophobia, sex education, sex knowledge, sexual minority
- Subjects
- Bullying in schools
- Sex instruction
- Homophobia in schools