Document 0167
 DOCN  M9460167
 TI    Homophobia and attitudes toward gay men and lesbians by psychiatric
       nurses.
 DT    9408
 AU    Smith GB; Memorial Hospital of Tampa, FL.
 SO    Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 1993 Dec;7(6):377-84. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94234764
 AB    Stereotypic and stigmatic attitudes toward homosexuality may interfere
       both directly and indirectly with the care provided to gay and lesbian
       patients. The purpose of this study was to measure attitudes toward gays
       and lesbians and assess homophobia among psychiatric nurses. The
       demographic characteristics of education, religious identification, and
       knowledge of gays and lesbians had positive affects on attitudes and
       homophobia. The Attitudes Towards Gays and Lesbians Scale (ATGLS)
       developed by the researcher specifically for this study assessed
       cognitive attitudes and the Index of Homophobia (IHP), developed by
       Hudson and Ricketts (1980), measured homophobia, the affective response
       to gays and lesbians.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PSYCHOLOGY  Adult  Aged  *Attitude of
       Health Personnel  *Fear  Female  Homosexuality/*PSYCHOLOGY  Human  Male
       Middle Age  *Nurse-Patient Relations  *Psychiatric Nursing  Risk Factors
       Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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