Attitudes of military personnel toward homosexuals.
The purpose of this study was to assess attitudes of enlisted military personnel with regard to homosexuality. Seventy-two male members of the Marine Corps Reserve responded to a questionnaire exploring attitudes toward lesbians and gay men and attitudes toward homosexuals in the military. Results showed that attitudes with respect to these topics were mildly unfavorable. In addition, several predictor variables employed in similar studies with civilians were examined. Correlational evidence showed that participants expressing more negative attitudes tended to have more conservative political ideology, reported more religious attendance, and were more likely to have had no contact with a gay or lesbian person than those expressing less negative attitudes. These findings suggest that the attitudes held by enlisted personnel are similar to those of their civilian counterparts.
Estrada
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Department of Psychology at the University of Texas, El Paso 79968-0553, USA. axestrad@utep.edu
Weiss
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006716:Homosexuality; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D011640:Public Policy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires