Script Author: Joel Anderson (Joel.Anderson@unige.ch), Université de Genève
Credits:
Millisecond thanks J. Anderson for sharing this script!
Last Modified: January 26, 2025 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script contains a scale designed to measure modern attitudes towards homosexuals and homosexuality (Falomir-Pichastor & Mugny, 2009).
Falomir-Pichastor, J. M., & Mugny, G. (2009). “I’m not gay.... I’m a real man!”: Heterosexual Men’s Gender Self-Esteem and Sexual Prejudice. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. doi: 10.1177/0146167209338072
2 minutes
Self-report questionnaire with 25 (16) 7-point Likert questions.
Scale ranges from 1 (not at all in agreement) to 7 = (absolutely in agreement).
Scale ranges from 1 (not at all in agreement) to 7 = (absolutely in agreement).
After reverse scoring appropriate items, a score for attitudes toward homosexuality is computed by averaging the
responses to the items (in this script: expressions.AH_score in the summary data file).
NOTES: THE ITEMS ARE REVERSE SCORED WITHIN THE SCRIPT (no further recoding will need to take place after downloading the data).
•2 Versions available*
Two versions of this test are available.
The main version is a 25-item scale that captures attitudes towards homosexuals (run as default version -> check section EDITABLE PARAMETERS).
(Reverse scored items are 1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 15, 19, 21, 24).
A short form is also available which comprises 16 items.
(Items are 4*, 5, 6, 7*, 9*, 11, 12*, 13, 14, 15*, 16, 18, 21*, 22, 23, 25)
(Items marked with * are reverse scored)
•Multiple Languages*
This scale (full version and short form) is also available in French and Spanish, and is currently being validated in
Turkish. These versions (French, Spanish) are all available within this script.
By default, the script runs the English version.
To change: go to section EDITABLE PARAMETERS and change setting for parameters.language
•Scale Advantages*
Items have been constructed to assess a range of relevant dimensions. Specifically, items relate to:
• morality (e.g., “Homosexuality is contrary to the values of the family”),
• feelings toward homosexuals (e.g., “I feel sympathy for homosexuals”),
• civil rights endorsement (e.g., “Homosexual couples should have the right to adopt children”, and
• acceptance of contact with homosexuals
(Thus, a higher score represents positive attitudes towards homosexuals)
Items have been crafted to assess modern attitudes (in order to capture attitudes towards homosexuals
whilst considering that in some cultures this group is normatively protected).
•Validation Details*
A pilot study including heterosexual participants (38 women and 29 men) provided convergent validity for this scale;
positive attitude toward homosexuality was negatively correlated with the Modern Homonegativity Scale (Morrison &
Morrison, 2002; adapted for homosexuals in general), r = –.61, p < .001, and with the Attitude Toward Lesbians and
Gay Men scale (Herek, 1988), r = –.73, p < .001 (–.71 for ATG and –.58 for the ATL subscales).
File Name: AttitudesTowardsHomosexuality_summary*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| computer.touch | 0 = device has no touchscreen capabilities; 1 = device has touchscreen capabilities |
| computer.hasKeyboard | 0 = no external keyboard detected; 1 = external keyboard detected |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| language | The language the questionnaire is run in 1 = English (default); 2 = French; 3 = Spanish |
| version | The version the questionnaire is run in 1 = 25 questions (default); 2 = 16 questions |
| countResponses | Counts the number of questions that were answered |
| ahScore | Calculates the average score based on the answered questions (see values.countresponses) (Min: 1; Max: 7 => a higher score represents positive attitudes towards homosexuals) requires participant to answer all questions |
File Name: AttitudesTowardsHomosexuality*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject | Participant ID |
| group | Group number |
| session | Session number |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| language | Determines the language the questionnaire is run in 1 = English (default); 2 = French; 3 = Spanish | 1 |
| version | Determines the version of the questionnaire 1 = 25 questions (default); 2 = 16 questions | 1 |