Lesbian,Gay, and Bisexual Speaker Panels Lead to Attitude Change Among Heterosexual College Students |
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Authors: | Paul Kwon Daniela S. Hugelshofer |
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Affiliation: | 1. Washington State University , Pullman , Washington;2. Portland VA Medical Center , Portland , Oregon |
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Abstract: | The contact hypothesis (Allport, 1954 Allport, G. W. 1954. The nature of prejudice, Cambridge, MA: Addison-Wesley. [Google Scholar]) suggests that a speaker panel intervention may be effective in reducing prejudice toward sexual minorities among heterosexual individuals. Addressing methodological limitations of prior studies, the present study compared the effects of a speaker panel presentation versus a control condition in altering attitudes among 186 heterosexual university students. After controlling for context effects by collecting attitude measures presumably as part of a separate study, we found that students who received the speaker panel intervention generally demonstrated more positive attitudes afterward. |
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Keywords: | gay lesbian bisexual prejudice intervention |
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