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Title: As long as they keep away from me: Attitudes toward non-heterosexual sexual orientation among residents living in Spanish residential aged care facilities
Author: Villar Posada, Feliciano
Serrat Fernández, Rodrigo
Fabà Ribera, Josep
Celdrán, Montserrat
Keywords: Minories sexuals
Homosexuals
Persones grans
Residències de persones grans
Espanya
Sexual minorities
Gays
Older people
Old age homes
Spain
Issue Date: Dec-2015
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Abstract: Purpose of the study: The purpose of this article is to shed light on the attitudes of older people living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) toward non-heterosexual sexual orientation. Design and methods: Forty-seven residents living in five RACFs located in Catalonia (Spain) were interviewed in relation to the way they would think and react if another resident told them he/she felt sexually attracted to people of the same gender and that he/she had maintained sexual relationships with another man/woman in the home, and whether they would have any problem in sharing common spaces or a room with this resident. Results: Most residents expressed some kind of negative reaction ranging from staying away from the resident in question to extreme rejection, although positive and neutral reactions also emerged. Participants were far more reluctant to share a room with that resident than to share common spaces. Implications: The prevalence of homophobic attitudes among older people living in RACFs seems to be high. This may be a barrier for LGB residents, making the expression of their sexual identity more difficult and leading to discriminatory practices.
Note: Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnt150
It is part of: The Gerontologist, 2015, vol. 55, num.6, p. 1006-1014
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/217887
Related resource: https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnt150
ISSN: 0016-9013
Appears in Collections:Articles publicats en revistes (Cognició, Desenvolupament i Psicologia de l'Educació)

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