Homophobia: the quest for a valid scale.
Using a modified version of Smith's "homophobic scale", this study examines attitudinal differences between 60 homosexual and 60 heterosexual Caucasian, middle-class males. While Smith's items fail to meet minimal Guttman Scalogram requirements, significant attitudinal differences were recorded between groups. Furthermore, homosexual subjects were significantly more liberal than heterosexual subjects regarding the propriety of masturbation extramarital sexual activities, as well as the sexual activities of their teenage sisters. Although homosexual subjects evidenced a consistent liberal attitude toward sexual behavior in general many heterosexuals indicated a strong margin of attitudinal uncertainty in their responses.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011594:Psychometrics