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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Education
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- Abstract:
- Purpose: This study was designed to investigate whether significant influence existed among heterosexuals’ measures of spirituality and their affirmativeness toward non-heterosexual identities and issues. Participants were members of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Methods: Measures of spirituality were assessed by the Spiritual Involvement and Beliefs Scale –Revised (SIBS-R). Measures of affirmativeness were measured by the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Knowledge and Attitudes Scale for Heterosexuals (LGBKASH). The LGB-KASH consists of 5 domains (Hate, Knowledge, Civil Rights, Religious Conflict, and Internalized Affirmativeness) that serve as measures for assessing knowledge and attitudes towards non-heterosexuals. Major Findings: Research results indicated that AAMFT members consider themselves as spiritual. Contrary to the literature that suggests that practitioners do not value spiritual behavior as important, the participants in the current study did value spirituality and its practices. In the current study, none of the demographic variables (age, gender, degree/formal education, and years of experience) could be used to predict spirituality, conclusions are contrary to the literature which suggests that age and gender significantly influence measures of spirituality. Although demographic variables did not predict spirituality, age and gender had significant influence on some measures of the LGB-KASH domains. The participants’ in this study reported more affirmativeness than others revealed in the literature. Finally, relative to the main effect of the study and the study hypothesis, spirituality (SIBS-R) scores are not predictive of scores for affirmativeness toward non-heterosexual identities on the domains of Hate, Knowledge and Religious Conflict (LGB-KASH). Spirituality scores are predictive of scores for affirmativeness toward non-heterosexual identities on the domains of Civil Rights and Internalized Affirmativeness. Scores on both spirituality and affirmativeness toward non-heterosexual identities are influenced by age and factors to which age is a contributor.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Barry University, 2010.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-136).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Melanie LeAnn Dickinson. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- RC488.5.D53 2010_DickinsonMelanie ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- RC488.5.D53 2010 ( lcc )
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