title: Interventions to reduce sexual minority stigma in sororities.
abstract: This study examined the effects that two different types of interventions have on reducing sexual minority stigma in sororities. Affect, behaviors, and cognitions toward gay men and lesbians were measured using the Affective Reactions to Homosexuality Scale, Homophobic Behavior of Students Scale, and Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gays Scale. A total of 82 participants from two sororities participated in two different types of interventions, that is, panel discussion and video and discussion. Repeated measures analyses revealed significant reductions in the measures of sexual minority stigma and that neither intervention was more effective than the other. Implications of the findings and directions for future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA.
authors.forename: Heather D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Hussey
authors.forename: Toni L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Bisconti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups; D009040:Motion Pictures; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D013240:Stereotyping; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult