An Investigation of The Attitudes of Chinese High School and College Students Toward Homosexuality

Zexian Chen; Xiangyi Kong; Jiaqi Qin; Yuqing Wu

doi:10.54097/ehss.v10i.6892

Authors

Zexian Chen
Xiangyi Kong
Jiaqi Qin
Yuqing Wu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/ehss.v10i.6892

Keywords:

ATLG, Homosexuality, Education, Gender.

Abstract

Sexual minorities in China are receiving increasing attention from the general public as a result of increased awareness. The opinions regarding sexual minorities appear to change as people become older and more educated. This study evaluates the differences in high school and college student opinions regarding homosexuality in China to confirm or refute this notion. The Chinese adaptation of Herek's Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men scale (ATLG) was used in this study to administer a questionnaire to 114 high school students and 143 university students. The results of a two-way ANOVA conducted using SPSS revealed that there was no significant difference in views about homosexuality between Chinese high school and college students, while there was a significant difference between males and females. There was no significant interaction between the level of education and gender. According to the findings, gender differences rather than level of education influence Chinese students' sentiments about the homosexual population.

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