The attitudes toward lesbians and gay men scale (ATLG): Adaptation and testing the reliability and validity in Chile

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-149

  Cárdenas, Manuel ^a   Barrientos, Jaime Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; ATTITUDES TOWARD LESBIANS AND GAY MEN SCALE; CHILE; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LESBIAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; VALIDITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CHILE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 54749088000     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490801987424     Document Type: Article

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