title: A comparison of attitudes toward lesbians and gay men among students of helping professions in Crete, Greece: the cases of social work, psychology, medicine, and nursing.
abstract: This study investigated the attitudes toward lesbians and gay men among social work, psychology, medical, and nursing students in Crete, Greece, using Herek's ATLG scale. No respondents held completely heterosexist attitudes; only 1.6% held completely non-heterosexist attitudes. The 44.96 total ATLG score indicates a slightly positive attitude toward lesbians and gay men. Psychology students scored higher than all others on positive attitudes, followed by social work students, medical students, and nursing students. Gender, having lesbian or gay acquaintances or friends, and religiosity were significant factors influencing students' attitudes, while no impact on attitudes due to the effects of higher education could be discerned. Implications for curriculum design and teaching methods are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Social Work , Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Crete , Crete , Greece.
authors.forename: Vasileia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Papadaki
authors.forename: Kyriaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Plotnikof
authors.forename: Meropi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gioumidou
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zisimou
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Papadaki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011584:Psychology / Q000193:education*; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: attitudes toward homosexuality; attitudes toward lesbians; attitudes towards gay men; medical students; nursing students; psychology students; social work students