Attitudes and its related factors of Chinese military personnel toward homosexual in the military
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2013.01.015
- VernacularTitle:中国军人对同性恋者在军队中服役的态度及影响因素
- Author:
Yili ZHANG
;
Qi CHENG
;
Wei GUO
;
Tongjun YAN
;
Yinhua BI
;
Huanlin WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Military personnel;
Homosexual;
Attitude;
Predictors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2013;(1):40-42
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To assess attitudes and its related factors of Chinese military personnel on homosexual served in the military.Methods 1362 enlisted military personnel,selected from land force by cluster sampiing,were interviewed by Military Personnel's Attitudes Toward Homosexuals in the Military Scale(ATHM).Results The attitudes of the present sample toward homosexual served in the military were found to be negative(the total score on the ATHM scale was (29.28 ± 6.59).The threat dimension made the biggest contribution to the negative attitude,followed by the comfort dimension.Marital status was negatively related to the total scores of ATHM (r =-0.067,P ＜ 0.05),and other demographic variables such as age,only child,nationality,childhood environment,education level,years of service,and military rank were not associated with attitudes toward homosexuals in the military (r =-0.01,0.002,-0.035,-0.041,-0.015,-0.041,-0.039,P ＞ 0.05).Further multiple linear regression analysis found that marital status was one of the attitudes' predictors.Conclusion Because of the threat and discomfort with homosexual,the attitudes toward homosexual in the military are mildly negative,and marital status correlate with it.
