title: Personal need for structure and attitudes toward homosexuality.
abstract: The need of a sample of U.S. students to cognitively structure reality as measured by the Personal Need for Structure (PNS) Scale was examined as a predictor of attitudes toward homosexuality measured by the Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men (ATLG) Scale. Significant relationships between the two constructs and strong gender differences on the ATLG were found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Duluth 55812-2496, USA.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011287:Prejudice; D012737:Sex Factors