@article{article_530869, title={The Predictive Role of Homophobia and Unconditional Self-Acceptance on Respect of Differences in Psychological Counselor Candidates}, journal={International Journal of Educational Methodology}, volume={5}, pages={59–70}, year={2019}, DOI={10.12973/ijem.5.1.59}, author={Vural-batik, Meryem}, keywords={Homophobia,unconditional self-acceptance,respect of differences,path analysis}, abstract={This research was conducted to investigate the predictive role of homophobia and unconditional self-acceptance on respect of differences in psychological counselor candidates. Participants were 239 psychological counselor candidates. The Respect of Differences Scale, the Homophobia Scale, and the Unconditional Self-Acceptance Scale were used to collect the data. Path analysis was used to determine the influences of variables on respect of differences. The independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to determine differences between participants in terms of gender and grade. The results of the analysis indicated that homophobia and unconditional self-acceptance are predictors of respect of differences, and place of living and traditionally have an indirect effect on respect of differences. In addition, female participants reported a higher level of respect of differences than male participants. Similarly, first year college students reported a higher level of respect of differences than fourth year college students.}, number={1}, publisher={Eurasian Society of Educational Research}