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An Examination of the Predictors of Attitudes Toward Transgender Individuals

Claman, Erica Elaine
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1218227559

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2008, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Psychology.
Because of the dominant societal paradigm of gender as a binary construct, the emerging visibility of the transgender population (including transsexuals and cross-dressers) remains a politically and emotionally charged social issue. Unchecked negative attitudes toward transgender persons may result in transphobia as well as discriminatory treatment of transgender individuals. Few studies have examined predictors and correlates of attitudes toward transgender persons. The purpose of the present study was to better understand attitudes toward transgender individuals through an identification of some of the variables that predict these attitudes, namely religiosity, gender role beliefs, homophobia, contact experiences, and causal attribution. Measures of religiosity, attitudes toward transgender individuals, attitudes toward women, attitudes toward gays and lesbians, contact experience, causal attribution, and social desirability were administered to 153 undergraduate students at a large Midwestern university. A hierarchical regression analysis revealed that high levels of religiosity, traditional beliefs about the roles of women, homophobic attitudes toward lesbians and gay men, and a lack of exposure to transgender individuals appeared to predict negative attitudes toward transgender people. Furthermore, contact with transgender people and attribution of the cause of transgender identities to biological rather than social factors were both related to more positive attitudes.
Pamela Highlen, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Nancy Betz, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Don Dell, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
80 p.
Gender; Mental Health; Psychology
transgender; transsexual; attitudes

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  • Claman, E. E. (2008). An Examination of the Predictors of Attitudes Toward Transgender Individuals [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1218227559

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Claman, Erica. An Examination of the Predictors of Attitudes Toward Transgender Individuals. 2008. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1218227559.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Claman, Erica. "An Examination of the Predictors of Attitudes Toward Transgender Individuals." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1218227559

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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