Desarrollo de un Test de Homofobia

  1. Javier Oltra 1
  2. Elena Roxana Huluta 1
  3. Alejandro Rodríguez-Fernández 1
  4. Eduardo García-Cueto 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

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Journal:
REMA

ISSN: 1135-6855

Year of publication: 2017

Volume: 22

Issue: 2

Pages: 16-29

Type: Article

DOI: 10.17811/REMA.22.2.2017.16-29 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

Antecedents: homophobia can be considered as the prejudice towards homosexuals, characterized by the presence of both negative attitude and discomfort, understood respectively as rejection and fear. The purpose of the present study was to create a measurement scale that indicates the homophobia level in any sample, to determine if Big Five personality factors are related to homophobia and if there exists differences in homophobia given age, social status and sex. Method: a Likert Homophobia Scale with 33 items was constructed. 521 people answered the Homophobia scale, in addition with a social status measurement scale, and the NEO FFI (which evaluates five personality factors). Results: the reliability and validity of the Homophobia Scale obtained are considered appropriate. When studying the correlations between homophobia, personality and social variables, statistically significant correlations between Homophobia and the personality factors were found (negative correlation with Openness and Kindness, negative and low correlation with Extraversion and Responsibility, positive and low correlation with Neuroticism); differences in Homophobia given social status (Low and Medium-High social class get higher punctuations) and trends given age were found as well. Discussion: evidence of validity and reliability found prove that the scale is appropriate and that the data are consistent with other research. In addition, the scale provides data on the relation between Big Five and homophobia and the relation between social status and homophobia that could be used for future research

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