Examination of the relationship between gender roles of mental health specialists and levels of sexual myths and homophobia

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the approaches of mental health experts in terms of the relationship between gender roles, sexual myths and homophobia levels. For this purpose, experts working in the field of mental health; when they were evaluated in terms of their knowledge level on sexual orientation, professional experience and gender, the analysis of the detectability of a direct relationship with homophobia was made. The sample of the study consists of 300 experts working in the field of mental health. In the context of data collection tools in the research, "survey technique" was used. The form containing the voluntary consent of the participants and demographic information together, the “Gender Roles Scale” that measures the gender roles of individuals, the “Sexual Myths Scale” that detects sexual myths and the that measures the level of homophobia ''Hudson and Ricketts Homophobia Scale'' were used.