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Values, attitudes, ideology and morality

Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Scale.

ATLG

What it measures
Sexual prejudice - attitudes toward lesbians (ATL) and toward gay men (ATG) as separate but correlated subscales
Length and format
20 (10 ATL + 10 ATG); ATLG-S short form 10; ATLG-R revised wording. 5-pt to 9-pt Likert (agreement), version dependent (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
25+ langs approx incl. ES, PT, IT, DE, FR, NL, TR, ZH, JA, PL, EL, RS/HR
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Herek GM. Heterosexuals' attitudes toward lesbians and gay men: correlates and gender differences. J Sex Res. 1988;25(4):451-477.

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