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Fear of AIDS and Homophobia Scales in an ethnic population of university students.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18958981     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This replication extended R. A. Bouton et al.'s (1987) Fear of AIDS and Homophobia Scales to an ethnic sample of university students in an attempt to understand the relation between the expression of fear of HIV/AIDS and homophobia in ethnic groups. The results of the present study suggest that ethnic groups have a greater fear of HIV/AIDS, as they were more homophobic than the sample surveyed by R. A. Bouton et al. Although the correlation between fear of AIDS and homophobia was significant, results suggest the relation between them is weaker than it was 20 years prior to the present study. The ethnic populations represented in this study did not have greater fear of AIDS by gender. Considering ethnicity, female and male participants showed significant differences in homophobia. As in the original study, male participants were more homophobic than were female participants.
Authors:
Wesley Long; C A Millsap
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of social psychology     Volume:  148     ISSN:  0022-4545     ISO Abbreviation:  J Soc Psychol     Publication Date:  2008 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-10-30     Completed Date:  2008-12-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376372     Medline TA:  J Soc Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  637-40     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Human Relation, University of Oklahoma, Norman 73019, USA. wlong@ou.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Ethnic Groups / psychology*
Fear*
Female
HIV Infections*
Homosexuality*
Humans
Male
Midwestern United States
Prejudice*
Sex Factors

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