title: The "Virtual" Panel: A Computerized Model for LGBT Speaker Panels.
abstract: Recent societal trends indicate more tolerance for homosexuality, but prejudice remains on college campuses. Speaker panels are commonly used in classrooms as a way to educate students about sexual diversity and decrease negative attitudes toward sexual diversity. The advent of computer delivered instruction presents a unique opportunity to broaden the impact of traditional speaker panels. The current investigation examined the influence of an interactive "virtual" gay and lesbian speaker panel on cognitive, affective, and behavioral homonegativity. Findings suggest the computer-administered panel is lowers homonegativity, particularly for affective experiential homonegativity. The implications of these findings for research and practice are discussed.
authors: Center for Community Research, DePaul University, 990 W. Fullerton Ave., Suite 3100, Chicago, IL. 60614. crbeasley@gmail.com.
authors: Christopher
authors: C
authors: Beasley
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Torres-Harding
authors: Paula J
authors: PJ
authors: Pedersen
keywords: CMC; Contact Hypothesis; Contact Theory; Gay; Homonegativity; Homophobia; LGBT; Lesbian; Personalization Model; Speaker Panel
references: J Homosex. 1980 Summer;5(4):357-72
references: 7204951
references: Acad Med. 1995 Sep;70(9):839-41
references: 7669165
references: J Soc Psychol. 2003 Oct;143(5):569-79
references: 14609053
references: J Homosex. 2007;52(3-4):249-65
references: 17594980
references: Addict Behav. 2008 Aug;33(8):994-1005
references: 18538484
references: J Homosex. 1996;31(3):55-69
references: 8895028
references: J Adolesc Health. 2006 Sep;39(3):404-10
references: 16919803
references: J Homosex. 1997;33(2):63-81
references: 9210013
references: J Homosex. 1984 Fall;10(1-2):1-21
references: 6084028
references: Soc Work. 2007 Jan;52(1):71-9
references: 17388085
references: J Homosex. 1981 Fall;7(1):57-69
references: 7345118
references: Psychol Rep. 1988 Aug;63(1):46
references: 3212138
references: Annu Rev Clin Psychol. 2007;3:353-75
references: 17716060
references: Patient Educ Couns. 1999 Feb;36(2):99-105
references: 10223015
references: J Homosex. 2000;38(3):117-33
references: 10546975
references: Patient Educ Couns. 2004 May;53(2):217-25
references: 15140462
references: J Consult Clin Psychol. 2000 Apr;68(2):346-50
references: 10780136