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. 2017 Sep 19;12(9):e0184484. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184484

Table 4. Average scale scores from pre-training, post-training, and 3–6 month follow-up.

Training Participant Characteristics Average Scale Scoresǂ Change in Scores
Pre Post Follow-up˄ Pre to
Post
Pre to Follow-up
Attitudes Toward Gender and Sexual Minorities Scale
Gender
Men 2.2 (n = 638) 1.9 (n = 523) 1.8 (n = 234) −0.3* −0.4
Women 2.1 (n = 877) 1.8 (n = 714) 1.7 (n = 326) −0.3* −0.4
Age group
≤39 years 2.1 (n = 731) 1.9 (n = 600) 1.8 (n = 274) −0.2* −0.3
≥40 years 2.1 (n = 784) 1.8 (n = 637) 1.8 (n = 286) −0.3* −0.3
All 2.1 (n = 1,515) 1.9 (n = 1,237) 1.8 (n = 560) −0.2* −0.3
Attitudes Toward Gender Variance Scale
Gender
Men 2.9 (n = 636) 2.4 (n = 521) 2.2 (n = 235) −0.5* −0.7
Women 2.6 (n = 873) 2.2 (n = 711) 2.1 (n = 325) −0.4* −0.5
Age group
≤39 years 2.6 (n = 729) 2.3 (n = 597) 2.1 (n = 273) −0.3* −0.5
≥40 years 2.7 (n = 780) 2.3 (n = 635) 2.1 (n = 287) −0.4* −0.6
All Participants 2.7 (n = 1,509) 2.3 (n = 1,232) 2.2 (n = 560) −0.4* −0.5

ǂA lower score represents a more positive attitude toward sexual minorities.

*Statistically significant, p< 0.05.

˄Pre- and post-training data are linked, but follow-up data were not linked; therefore, no statistical tests were conducted with follow-up data.