Factors Associated with Moral Disapproval of Same-Sex Sexual Behavior in Denmark: Baseline Findings from the Project SEXUS Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Homophobia is considered a central driver of minority stress, mental health problems and suicidality among non-heterosexual people. We used baseline questionnaire data from 31,808 participants aged 15-89 years in the nationally representative Danish cohort study Project SEXUS to identify factors associated with moral disapproval of same-sex sexual behavior, an assumed proxy for homophobia. Respondents who answered that they did "not at all" or only "to a low extent" find same-sex sexual activity morally acceptable were operationally defined as expressing moral disapproval of same-sex sexual behavior, whereas respondents who considered same-sex sexual activity morally acceptable "to a high extent" or "to a very high extent" were considered not to hold such moral reservations. Demographicall

SUBMITTER: Andresen JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12457480 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature