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Portuguese adolescents' attitudes toward sexual minorities: Transphobia, homophobia, and gender role beliefs

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dc.contributor.authorCosta, Pedro Alexandre
dc.contributor.authorDavies, Michelle
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dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractResearch has shown that negative attitudes toward lesbians and gay men are common and widespread in Western societies. However, few studies have addressed attitudes toward transgender individuals. In addition, although research has shown that homophobic harassment and bullying is highly common among adolescents, little is known about adolescent's attitudes toward sexual minorities. This study aimed to fill these gaps in knowledge, by investigating adolescents' attitudes toward transgender individuals and possible attitudinal correlates of those attitudes. Participants (N = 188; 62 males and 126 females) were recruited in high schools in Lisbon, Portugal. Age ranged from 15 to 19 years (M = 17; SD = .96). Participants completed a questionnaire booklet measuring attitudes toward transgender individuals, lesbians, and gay men, and gender role beliefs. Results revealed that attitudes toward transgender individuals were significantly correlated with all attitude measures. Specifically, it was revealed that those participants who endorsed negative attitudes toward transgender individuals were also endorsing of negative attitudes toward lesbians and gay men and tended to adhere to traditional gender roles. A significant gender effect was found with males being more negative toward sexual minorities than females, but these negative attitudes were more extreme toward gay men than toward lesbian women. Implications of these findings are discussed.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationCosta, P. A. & Davis, M. (2012 )Portuguese adolescents' attitudes toward sexual minorities: Transphobia, homophobia, and gender role beliefs. Journal of Homosexuality, 59(10), 1424-1442pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00918369.2012.724944pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn00918369
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8163
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherRoutledgept_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAdolescentpt_PT
dc.subjectAttitudept_PT
dc.subjectFemalept_PT
dc.subjectHomosexuality femalept_PT
dc.subjectHomosexuality malept_PT
dc.subjectHumanspt_PT
dc.subjectMalept_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectPrejudicept_PT
dc.subjectPsychology, adolescentpt_PT
dc.subjectSex factorspt_PT
dc.subjectTransgender personspt_PT
dc.subjectTranssexualismpt_PT
dc.subjectYoung adultpt_PT
dc.subjectGender identitypt_PT
dc.subjecthomophobiapt_PT
dc.titlePortuguese adolescents' attitudes toward sexual minorities: Transphobia, homophobia, and gender role beliefspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceUnited Statespt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage1442pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue10pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1424pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Homosexualitypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume59pt_PT
person.familyNameCosta
person.givenNamePedro Alexandre
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person.identifier.ciencia-id4219-59F4-4704
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-9826-9881
person.identifier.scopus-author-id55681481200
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