title: A factor-analytic conceptualization of attitudes toward male and female homosexuals.
abstract: A wide spectrum of opinions and beliefs concerning homosexuals was sampled, compiled into a questionnaire format, and administered to a large group of heterosexual subjects. Factor analysis yielded six independent sets of attitudes that describe the variance in heterosexual reactions to homosexuals. The relationship of sex differences and familiarity with homosexuals to variations in response style is discussed.
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis; D001290:Attitude; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009014:Morals; D012094:Repression, Psychology; D012928:Social Desirability; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires