Preliminary development of a scale to measure beliefs about the consequences of employing homosexuals is described. From responses of 182 managers from Southeastern US manufacturing, government, and service organizations principal components analysis yielded a single 13-item scale which exhibited strong item-total correlations and internal consistency reliability; Cronbach's alpha was .95. Evidence of predictive validity was provided by relatively strong correlations between beliefs about the consequences of hiring homosexuals and two indicators of discrimination in employment.
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