Abstract

The study aims to examine the attitudes of university students in Ho Chi Minh City toward homosexual individuals. The research sample includes students from Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (HCMUE) and Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine (PNTU). Attitudes were assessed across fi ve aspects: condemnation/ tolerance, social norms, morality, personal connection, and prejudice. The results indicate that students generally hold positive attitudes towards homosexual individuals. Among the fi ve aspects, students expressed the most positive attitude in the “morality” aspect and the least positive in the “prejudice” aspect. Female students demonstrated more positive attitudes towards homosexual individuals compared to male students.

Keywords: Homosexual individuals, homosexuality, university students, attitude, education, teacher education, medicine.