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Attitudes of heterosexuals toward homosexuality: A Likert‐type scale and construct validity
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This article reports on three phases of the development of a Likert‐type scale measuring heterosexual attitudes toward homosexuality. Phase 1 describes the development of the scale. Item analysis yielded 20 statements with item‐total correlations ranging from .57 to .74. In Phase 2 the 20‐item Heterosexual Attitudes Toward Homosexuality (HATH) Scale was administered to 82 subjects. Analysis yielded a corrected split‐half correlation of .92, and the scale was found to discriminate between individuals based on sex, academic major, and church attendance. In Phase 3 (a validation study) the HATH was administered with several additional attitude scales and indexes of an exploratory nature. Analysis yielded a corrected split‐half correlation of .92. As in Phase 2, a significant effect of sex was found; females appear more tolerant than males. In addition, the HATH correlated significantly with peer attitudes, religiosity, and authoritarianism. The scale has satisfactory reliability and shows promising construct validity.
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- Authors
- Larsen, K. S., Reed, M., & Hoffman, S.
- Venue
- The Journal of Sex Research
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1980-08
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 245-257
- ISSN
- 0022-4499 (ISSN-L)
- 1559-8519
- OpenAlex
- W2015349474
- Cited by
- 307
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 4.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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