title: Assessing attitudes toward gay marriage among selected Christian groups using the lost-letter technique.
abstract: 100 each envelopes were distributed to Christian church parking lots and general public parking lots. Letters were addressed to either the "Gay Marriage Foundation" or to a neutral organization. Significantly more neutral letters (n = 75) were returned than "Gay Marriage Foundation" letters (n = 36) from both types of locations, but no differences were found for return rates. Gay marriage may be a controversial topic for people in this area of California. The limitations of the lost-letter technique prohibit fine distinctions; however, one may infer attitudes toward gay marriage may not be more negative among Christian church attendees than in the general public.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, California State University, Bakersfield 93311-1099, USA.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Waugh
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Plake
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Rienzi
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D002140:California; D002835:Christianity; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012494:Sampling Studies