Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 26;18(7):3465. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073465.
This study aimed to compare the level of attitudes toward homosexuality among nurses in Taiwan between 2005 and 2017 and with various demographic characteristics, as well as the roles of demographic characteristics in the changing trend of attitudes toward homosexuality between 2005 and 2017. This survey study recruited nurses from three hospitals in 2005 (Survey 2005, = 1176) and 2017 (Survey 2017, = 1519). Participants' four dimensions of attitudes toward homosexuality, including condemnation, immorality, avoiding contact, and stereotypes, were assessed using the Taiwanese version of the Attitudes Toward Homosexuality Questionnaire. The results demonstrated that nurses in 2017 exhibited lower levels of avoiding contact with lesbian and gay patients and stereotypes toward homosexuality but higher levels of condemnation of gay and lesbian individuals and perceptions of gay and lesbian individuals as immoral than did nurses in 2005. Age moderated changes in some dimensions of attitudes toward homosexuality from 2005 to 2017. The need to develop training programs aimed at improving not only the quality of nursing skills but also their negative attitudes regarding homosexuality is urgent.
本研究旨在比较 2005 年至 2017 年台湾地区护士对同性恋的态度水平及其与各种人口统计学特征的关系，以及人口统计学特征在 2005 年至 2017 年期间态度转变趋势中的作用。本调查研究于 2005 年（调查 2005 年，n=1176）和 2017 年（调查 2017 年，n=1519）从三所医院招募了护士。使用台湾版《同性恋态度问卷》评估了参与者对同性恋的四个维度的态度，包括谴责、不道德、避免接触和刻板印象。结果表明，2017 年的护士与 2005 年相比，对同性恋患者的接触和对同性恋的刻板印象的回避程度较低，但对同性恋者的谴责程度和对同性恋者不道德的看法较高。年龄调节了 2005 年至 2017 年期间某些维度的态度变化。急需制定培训计划，不仅要提高护理技能的质量，还要改善他们对同性恋的负面态度。
