The influence of Race on PDA

Running head: RACE ON PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION Influence of Race on Views About Public Displays of Affection Marina Korniyenko University of Massachusetts-Amherst Abstract This Correlational study involved constructing an attitude scale to measure public displays of affection (PDA). The scale had an alpha coefficient of .81, which indicated that it had a high internal consistency. The validity was confirmed due to the correlations between the validity check questions being highly correlated with the total PDA …

…the results would probably have came out to be different than what they were. In the future, studies need to be done to correct this limitation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** References Wells, J. W. (1989). Teaching about gay lesbian sexual and affectionate orientation using explicit films to reduce homophobia. Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 28, 18-31. Regan, P.C., Jerry, D., Narvaez, M., Johnson, D. (1999). Public displays of affection among Asian and Latino heterosexual couples. Psychological Reports, 84, 1201-1202.