Although intergroup contact reduces prejudice generally, there are growing calls to examine contextual factors in conjunction with contact. Such an approach benefits from more sophisticated analytic approaches, such as multilevel modelling, that take both the individual (Level-1) and their environment (Level-2) into account. Using this approach, we go beyond attitudes to assess both individual and contextual predictors of support for gay/lesbian and transgender rights. Using a sample of participants across 77 countries, results revealed that personal gay/lesbian contact (Level-1) and living in a country with more gay/lesbian rights (Level-2) predicted greater support for gay/lesbian rights (n = 71,991). Likewise, transgender contact and living in a country with more transgender rights predicted more support for transgender rights (n = 70,056). Cross-level interactions are also presented and discussed. Overall, findings highlight the importance of both individual and contextual factors in predicting support for LGBT communities.

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对 77 个国家/地区的 LGBT（女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者）权利支持的多层次分析：联系和国家法律的作用

尽管群体间接触通常会减少偏见，但越来越多的人呼吁结合接触来检查背景因素。这种方法受益于更复杂的分析方法，例如多级建模，将个人（级别 1）和他们的环境（级别 2）都考虑在内。使用这种方法，我们超越了态度来评估支持男/女同性恋和跨性别权利的个人和情境预测因素。使用 77 个国家/地区的参与者样本，结果显示，个人同性恋接触（1 级）和生活在同性恋权利更多的国家（2 级）预测对同性恋权利的支持更大（n = 71,991）。同样，跨性别接触和生活在一个拥有更多跨性别权利的国家预测对跨性别权利的支持更多（n  = 70,056）。还介绍和讨论了跨级别交互。总体而言，调查结果强调了个人和背景因素在预测对 LGBT 社区的支持方面的重要性。