Factors That Affect College Students' Attitudes Toward Interracial Dating

This study was designed to examine the attitudes of undergraduate students toward interracial dating. The study examined the influence of race, gender, and previous interracial dating experience on interracial dating attitudes. The independent variable of racial identity salience was also examined. A final sample consisted of 389 students, recruited from first year political science classes at the University of North Texas. An 11- item self administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. The results indicated that race and previous interracial dating experience was associated with college students' attitudes. A weak association was also found between greater racial identity salience and less positive interracial dating attitudes. Future research should further examine racial identity salience and its role in partner selection.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2001

Author dc:creator

• Gafford, Farrah D.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Seward, Rudy Ray
• Jacobson, Arminta
• Garza, Lisa

• Interracial dating.
• College students -- Attitudes
• gender
• interracial dating
• undergraduate
• attitudes
• race

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Gafford, Farrah D
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 51180561
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