Staats G R
J Homosex. 1978 Fall;4(1):15-27. doi: 10.1300/J082v04n01_02.
This project examined effects of stereotype content and uniformity on social distance regarding homosexuals. Administration of an adjective checklist and social distance scale to 538 undergraduates resulted in identification of "traits" that change social distance. Those traits that positively correlated with distance at or beyond the .05 level were: "cowardly," "sly," "suspicious," "shrewd," "stupid," "impulsive," and "ignorant." Traits that correlated with reduced distance ("sensitive," individualistic," "intelligent," "honest," "imaginative," "neat," "reserved," "alert," "kind" "faithful," "courteous," "sophisticated," and "artistic") were more uniform. Both clusters of negative and positive traits were moderately intercorrelated within and suggest that they each represent underlying dimensions. It is suggested that sterotypes about homosexuals are changing in a more positive direction.
本项目研究了刻板印象内容和一致性对同性恋者社会距离的影响。对538名本科生进行形容词检查表和社会距离量表管理，结果确定了改变社会距离的“特质”。与距离在或超过0.05水平呈正相关的特质有：“懦弱”、“狡猾”、“多疑”、“精明”、“愚蠢”、“冲动”和“无知”。与距离缩短相关的特质（“敏感”、“个人主义”、“聪明”、“诚实”、“有想象力”、“整洁”、“矜持”、“警觉”、“善良”、“忠诚”、“有礼貌”、“世故”和“有艺术气质”）更为一致。消极和积极特质的两个集群在内部都存在中度相互关联，这表明它们各自代表了潜在的维度。有人认为，关于同性恋者的刻板印象正在朝着更积极的方向转变。
