Date of Award

6-17-2021

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Department of Psychology: School Psychology

First Advisor

Brea Banks

Abstract

The current study examined changes in heterosexual individuals’ attitudes toward sexual minority populations when exposed to inclusive curriculum materials. Participants were randomly assigned to receive one of two sets of curriculum materials (i.e., inclusive or non-inclusive). Inclusive materials provided representation of sexual minority individuals, whereas the non-inclusive materials provided representation of only heterosexual individuals. Participants completed a survey that included measures of attitudes toward sexual minority individuals before and after exposure to the curriculum. Hypotheses that individuals exposed to inclusive curriculum would have improved attitudes towards sexual minority individuals from pre-test to post-test were not supported. The hypothesis that several factors would moderate the relation between exposure to inclusive materials and attitudes was examined but not supported.

Comments

Imported from Johnson_ilstu_0092E_11972.pdf

DOI

https://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2021.20211012065803634572.999981

Page Count

77

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