研究目的
過去的研究認為接觸經驗有助於消除歧視。本研究目的在瞭解幼兒園教師接觸同
性戀及同志家庭的經驗是否與其對於性少數的態度以及對於同性家庭家長和同性
家庭兒童的信念有相關性。

研究方法
本研究採用匿名線上問卷調查，研究時期介於西元 2021 年 5 月至 2022 年 3 月。
接觸經驗以三個面向來測量：接觸同性戀的頻率，接觸同性戀時的滿意度，以及
是否曾接觸過同性家庭。本研究使用 CONTACT-2 問卷來測量接觸同性戀的頻率
及滿意度。對於同性戀的態度以 Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men (ATLG)
scale 測量。對於同性家庭家長的信念以 Belief on Same-Sex Parenting (BOSSP)
scale 測量。對於同性家庭兒童適應能力的信念則以 Scale on Beliefs about
Children’s Adjustment in Same-Sex Family (SBCASSF)測量。研究分析採用
hierarchical multiple regression。

研究結果
本研究共收集 261 位幼兒園教師的線上問卷調查結果。參與者平均年齡為 38.8 歲
(範圍為 23-65)。研究結果顯示受試者與同性戀接觸時若有較好的品質，則會對同
性戀有較正面的態度，以及對於同性家庭家長照顧兒的能力較有信心，也會對於
同性家庭兒童能有好的適應力有較高的信心。有接觸過同性家庭的幼兒園教師，
也會對同性家庭家長的能力及同性家庭兒童的適應力有較好的信心。

結論
研究結果顯示良好的接觸經驗能使幼兒園教師對於同性家庭的家長及兒童都有較
正面的信心。因此若希望以接觸同性家庭的方式改善對同性家庭的態度時，僅僅
增加接觸的時間是不足的，應同時努力製造良好的接觸環境才能達到效果。

Purpose: The intergroup contact has been shown to be related to less prejudice. This study investigated the influence of contact experience with lesbians, gay men and same-sex family on the attitudes toward sexual minorities and beliefs on same-sex family parents’ parenting skill and their children’s adjustment of Taiwan kindergarten teachers.

Methods: An anonymous online survey was conducted, and the data collection took place between May 2021 and March 2022. The concept of contact experience was measured in three dimensions: quantity of contact with lesbians and gay men (LG), quality of contact with LG and contact experienced with same-sex families. Using CONTACT-2 questionnaire, quantity of contact was rated by 5 items of frequency of contact, and quality of contact was rated by 4 items of satisfaction of contact. Other measurements used in this study include Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men (ATLG) scale, Belief on Same-Sex Parenting (BOSSP) scale, and Scale on Beliefs about Children’s Adjustment in same-sex family (SBCASSF). Hierarchical multiple regression was used to test association between attitude toward LG, beliefs on same-sex parenting skill and beliefs on same-sex family children’s adjustment and sociodemographic characteristics and contact experiences.

Results: A total of 261 kindergarten teachers completed the questionnaire with a mean age of 38.8 years (range 23-65). Overall mean (SD) of ATLG, BOSSP-mothers subscale, BOSSP-fathers subscale, SBCASSF individual opposition (IO) subscale and SBCASSF normative opposition (NO) subscale were 17.99(8.53), 43.94(10.32), 46.84(9.30), 18.73(6.44) and 18.40(6.02). High quality of contact with LG was associated with lower prejudice toward LG and a positive belief on same-sex parents’ parenting skill and same-sex family children’s adjustment. The contact experience with same-sex family has an association with positive beliefs on same-sex family parents and children.

Conclusion: The findings suggest that the quality of contact experience with LG is an important factor to reduce the rejection of same-sex family. When designing future program of interaction with same-sex family and educators, increasing the frequency of contact is not sufficient; instead, it is necessary to make the interactions positive to promote feelings of closeness.

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