Honors Program
Honors in Psychology
Date of Award
5-2012
Thesis Professor(s)
Stacey L. Williams
Thesis Professor Department
Psychology
Abstract
The intragroup attitudes of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community are examined. A general overview of heterosexuals’ views about LGBT persons is considered before reviewing past research on intragroup attitudes that may exist within the LGBT community. Since little work has been done in this area, to fill gaps in the literature a study of 533 self-identified LGBT individuals was conducted to assess attitudes towards each specific subgroup (lesbian, gay male, bisexual male, bisexual female, male-to-female transgender, and female-to-male transgender) of the LGBT community. Several variables, including group identification, perceived stigma, outness, and contact, were examined as predictors intragroup attitudes. Results indicated that predictors of attitudes differed by subgroup. Implications of the results are discussed, including limitations and directions for future work.
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
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Recommended Citation
Hutsell, David W., "Intragroup Attitudes of the LGBT Community: Assessment and Correlates." (2012). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 38. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/38
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