Nesne Psikoloji Dergisi, cilt.7, sa.14, ss.19-33, 2019 (Hakemli Dergi)
The study explored the association among attitudes toward lesbians and gay men, system
justification, social contact, political orientation, and gender in a Muslim heterosexual sample in
Turkey. Participants (N = 377; Women = 276 & Men = 101; MAge = 21.83, SDAge = 2.00)
completed scales of Attitudes toward Gay Men (ATG) and Lesbians (ATL), system
justification, and demographic information. Men had more negative scores on ATG and ATL
than women. Gay men were evaluated more negatively than lesbians by men. Having higher
scores on system justification, being close to extreme right political orientation, and having
lower social contact with gay men/lesbians were associated with negative ATG and ATL. Men
scored higher on ATG, indicating negative attitudes toward gay men, but there was not a
significant difference between women and men for ATL.