Reducing LGBT+ prejudices among Romanian school teachers Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
The study employs a 2-group (experimental and control) and 2 time-point (baseline, 6 months) design.
The target sample of at least 122 teachers will be randomly assigned to a control group or an expe
Sponsors
West University of Timisoara
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Teachers or counselors working in Romanian schools. All participants are required to speak Romanian because of the language used in the intervention and measures.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Any adults who do not work in Romanian schools as either teachers or counselors 2. Any adults who do not speak Romanian 3. Any adults who cannot access the internet
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| LGBT prejudice will be measured using the following three scales at baseline and at the 6-month follow-up (T1): 1. Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Scale 2. Homophobia Scale 3. Attitudes Toward Homosexuals Scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following secondary outcome measures will be assessed at baseline and at the 6-month follow-up (T1): 1. Behavioral Intentions measured with the Anticipated Professional Behaviors Relating to Homosexuality in the School scale 2. Self-efficacy measured with an adapted version of the General Self-Efficacy Scale 3. Factual knowledge about LGBT+ issues measured by a 7-item self-constructed measure based on the training content 4. Participants’ feelings towards gay, lesbian and bisexual people measured through the Feeling Thermometer for each sexual orientation 5. How much do the participants take on the situational perspective of LGBT+ individuals measure using the Perspective-Taking of LGBQ Individuals Scale 6. Intergroup disgust measured through an adapted version of the Intergroup disgust sensitivity Scale 7. Anxiety-related feelings participants feel when interacting with people of another sexual orientation measured using an adapted Intergroup Anxiety Scale 8. The overall inclination to empathize with other people measured with the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire 9. Religiosity measured using the Duke University Religion Index 10. Contact with LGBT+ people measured using a self-constructed scale in which participants are asked how often they have contact with people from different sexual orientation categories 11. Ideology measured by asking respondents to indicate their political orientation | — |
Countries
Romania
Outcome results
None listed