The Predictive Role of Homophobia and Unconditional Self-Acceptance on Respect of Differences in Psychological Counselor Candidates

Meryem Vural-Batik

doi:10.12973/ijem.5.1.59

Abstract

<p style="text-align:justify">This research was conducted to investigate the predictive role of homophobia and unconditional self-acceptance on respect of differences in psychological counselor candidates. Participants were 239 psychological counselor candidates. The Respect of Differences Scale, the Homophobia Scale, and the Unconditional Self-Acceptance Scale were used to collect the data. Path analysis was used to determine the influences of variables on respect of differences. The independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to determine differences between participants in terms of gender and grade. The results of the analysis indicated that homophobia and unconditional self-acceptance are predictors of respect of differences, and place of living and traditionally have an indirect effect on respect of differences. In addition, female participants reported a higher level of respect of differences than male participants. Similarly, first year college students reported a higher level of respect of differences than fourth year college students.</p>

Highlights

The differences among the individuals and the attitude towards the differences are getting more important in recent times
This study which aimed to investigate the predictive role of homophobia and unconditional self-acceptance on respect of differences in psychological counselor candidates was conducted according to the general survey model
According to the findings of this study, the place of living has an impact on traditionality and homophobia; traditionality has an impact on homophobia and unconditional self-acceptance and homophobia and unconditional self-acceptance have an impact on respect to differences

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Introduction

The differences among the individuals and the attitude towards the differences are getting more important in recent times. As a matter of fact, diversities and differences are no longer regarded as threats to the integrity and unity, but rather they have seen as social richness. In this line, living together with individuals with different characteristics has become a requirement rather than an option. Each community has different traditions, customs, institutions, values, thoughts behaviors and political practices; multiculturalism requires the different demands to have to be fulfilled under equal conditions (Ozben, 1991). The multicultural understanding referred to here is the respect of differences and for ensuring the legal equality (Ozodasik, 2009)

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