This preliminary investigation assessed preservice @entity1833 toward homosexual parents and their @entity1 . The study populations included 195 college students enrolled in an elementary school health methods course at a large northeastern university. A 51-item " and Lesbian Parenting Questionnaire" was used for data collection purposes. Reliability estimates for the scales were: attitudes toward lesbians and gay @entity1 (alpha = .90), comfort toward gay and lesbian families (alpha = .92), and knowledge about homosexuality (alpha = .52). Most respondents agreed gay @entity1 : were not disgusting, should be allowed to teach, were not perverted, and should not overcome their feelings of homosexuality. Most respondents disagreed lesbians cannot fit into society or were sick. Nearly all agreed female homosexuality should not be a basis for job discrimination. Females were significantly (p < .001) more comfortable with gay or lesbian parents and their @entity1 than were males. Females had significantly (p < .01) more favorable attitudes toward gay fathers than did male respondents. Respondents with stronger religious attitudes had significantly (p < .01) more negative attitudes toward lesbian parents than respondents with weaker religious attitudes.

Preservice XXXX toward gay and lesbian parenting.

@entity1833 :: ('MESH:D006212', 'Disease') :: ["elementary teacher's attitudes"] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'men']
@entity1833 :: (MESH:D006212,Disease) :: ['elementary teacher's attitudes']
