Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, Jal Eddib, Lebanon.
Faculty of Philosophy and Human Sciences, Holy Spirit University, Kaslik, Lebanon.
J Homosex. 2020 May 11;67(6):844-862. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2018.1557954. Epub 2019 Jan 24.
To assess homophobic attitudes toward gay and lesbian persons and examine how those negative attitudes contributed to risk factors that may impact gay and lesbian persons among a sample of Lebanese individuals. A cross-sectional study, conducted between March and July 2017, enrolled 400 participants aged between 15 and 80 years. 129 (32.3%) of the participants had severe homophobic attitudes. An increase in intense homophobia would significantly increase the odds of emotion focused engagement and decrease the problem focused engagement (Beta = 1.05 and Beta = -1.19, respectively). A stepwise linear regression, using the total homophobia score as the dependent variable showed that knowing someone gay (Beta = -12.97), university education level (Beta = -14.93), high monthly income (Beta = -4.33), and higher problem-focused engagement subscale (Beta = -0.54) would significantly decrease the total homophobic score. Our study supports the prevalence of homophobia among people in Lebanon. Understanding the correlation factors and predict discriminative attitudes can be of great help for policymakers when it comes to approaching the problem of homophobia with evidence-based solutions.
为了评估对同性恋者的恐同态度，并研究这些负面态度如何促成可能影响黎巴嫩人群中同性恋者的风险因素。本横断面研究于 2017 年 3 月至 7 月期间招募了 400 名年龄在 15 至 80 岁之间的参与者。其中 129 名（32.3%）参与者存在严重的恐同态度。强烈的恐同态度增加会显著增加情绪聚焦参与的可能性，而降低问题聚焦参与的可能性（Beta=1.05 和 Beta=-1.19）。使用总恐同分数作为因变量的逐步线性回归显示，认识同性恋者（Beta=-12.97）、大学教育程度（Beta=-14.93）、高月收入（Beta=-4.33）和更高的问题聚焦参与子量表（Beta=-0.54）会显著降低总恐同分数。我们的研究支持了黎巴嫩人存在恐同现象。了解相关因素和预测歧视性态度，可以为政策制定者提供帮助，以便用循证方法解决恐同问题。
