Development and Validation of Behaviors toward Gays and Lesbians on Campus Scale

Author

Dilan Çabuk, Middle East Technical UniversityFollow
Güler Tireli, Middle East Technical UniversityFollow
Ayşe Seda GürbüzFollow
Mehmet Emin BayıkFollow
Selami KoçalFollow

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

24

Number

1

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

2018

Abstract

In the literature, there have been many studies measuring homophobic attitudes of heterosexual people. However, there is limited research on behavioral aspects of homophobia. We attempted to develop a new scale measuring homophobic behaviors of heterosexual students toward gay and lesbian individuals on campus life. We developed BGLC (Behaviors toward Gays and Lesbians on Campus) Scale and validated the scale by comparing it with Age Universal I-E Scale, Homophobic Behaviors of Students Scale (HBSS) and Future Engagement in Activities Concerning Homosexual People (FEACHP) in order to study discriminant, convergent and criterion validity, respectively.

Subject

Psychology

Keyword

lesbian; gay; homophobia; homosexuality; religion; homophobic behaviours.

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

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License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Recommended Citation

Çabuk, Dilan; Tireli, Güler; Gürbüz, Ayşe Seda; Bayık, Mehmet Emin; and Koçal, Selami (2018) "Development and Validation of Behaviors toward Gays and Lesbians on Campus Scale," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 24: No. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol24/iss1/4