Student attitudes toward the rights of homosexual people

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je utvrditi stavove prema pravima istospolnih parova među studentima. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo ukupno N=210 studenata, no kako su ciljana populacija ovog istraživanja bili redovni i izvanredni studenti Sveučilišta u Zagrebu u dobi od 18 do 30 godina heteroseksualne orijentacije te muškog ili ženskog roda i spola, u obradu podataka uključen je samo 181 ispitanik. Za potrebe istraživanja koristio se web anketni upitnik, koji se sastojao od kombinacije standardiziranih mjernih skala te novokonstruiranih pitanja. Rezultati su pokazali kako postoje statistički značajne razlike u podržavanju prava lezbijki i gej muškarca, pri čemu su studentice te koje više podržavaju prava od studenata, te studenti/ce koji pohađaju studije pomažućih usmjerenja, studenti humanističkih studija i umjetničkog područja. Također, dobivena je pozitivna povezanost iskustva prethodnog kontakta kod studenata za podržavanje prava gej muškaraca i lezbijki, dok je kod studentica dobivena samo statistički značajna pozitivna povezanost iskustva prethodnog kontakta i podržavanja prava gej muškaraca. Dobiveni rezultati upućuju na potrebu edukacija studenata vezanih uz teme seksualne orijentacije kao i poticanje višestrukih kontakta s osobama homoseksualne orijentacije kroz obrazovanje.The aim of this research was to determine the attitudes of students towards the rights of homosexual persons. A total of N=210 students participated in the research, but as the target population of this research were full-time and part-time students of the University of Zagreb aged 18 to 30, heterosexual and male or female, only 181 students were included in data processing. In this research, a web questionnaire was used, which consisted of a combination of standardized measurement scales and newly constructed questions. The results of the research showed that there are statistically significant differences in supporting the rights of lesbians and gey men, with female students supporting rights more than male students, as well as students attending the study of auxiliary courses, humanities and arts students. Also, in male students, a positive association of the experience of previous contact with supporting the rights of gay men and lesbians was obtained, while in female students only a statistically significant positive association of the experience of previous contact and supporting the rights of gay men was obtained. The obtained results indicate the need for education of students on the subject of sexual orientation, as well as the encouragement of contacts with persons of homosexual orientation throughout education