LGB+ parented families in recent years are becoming more visible, but limited information exists about how professionals interact with people in these family forms. This study used the framework of intergroup contact theory to investigate whether contact with lesbians and gay men, same-sex couples, and same-sex parents respectively increase inclusive practices towards same-sex families, and whether this association is mediated by professionals' prejudice and endorsement of same-sex families' rights. A questionnaire with scales on: (a) intergroup contact, (b) professionals' orientation towards same-sex families' inclusive practices, (c) professionals' prejudices, and (d) support of same-sex couples' rights was administered to 460 professionals (9.8% males) working in social (N = 103), education (N = 156), and healthcare (N = 201) services in Italy. Path analysis was used to test the prediction that contact increases professionals' intention to embrace inclusive practices towards same-sex families through the mediation of both prejudice and support to same-sex couples' rights to have and raise children. Results showed that contact reduced prejudices towards same-sex families and increased the endorsement of same-sex families' rights, which in turn favoured professionals' willingness to modify their practices to include these family forms. Implications for the training and development of inclusive models are discussed. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.

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在意大利培养对同性家庭的包容性做法：教育工作者、社会工作者和医疗保健专业人员之间的比较

近年来，LGB+ 养育家庭变得越来越明显，但关于专业人士如何与这些家庭形式的人互动的信息有限。本研究利用群际接触理论的框架来调查与男女同性恋、同性伴侣和同性父母的接触是否分别增加了对同性家庭的包容性实践，以及这种关联是否受到专业人士的偏见和认可同性家庭的权利。对 460 人进行了问卷调查，其量表包括：(a) 群体间接触，(b) 专业人员对同性家庭包容性做法的取向，(c) 专业人员的偏见，以及 (d) 对同性伴侣权利的支持从事社会工作的专业人士（9.8% 男性）（N  = 103）， = 156)，以及 意大利的医疗保健 ( N = 201) 服务。路径分析被用来测试这样的预测，即接触会通过对同性伴侣生育和抚养孩子权利的偏见和支持进行调解，从而增加专业人员对同性家庭采取包容性做法的意愿。结果表明，接触减少了对同性家庭的偏见，并增加了对同性家庭权利的认可，这反过来又促进了专业人员修改其做法以包括这些家庭形式的意愿。讨论了对包容性模型的培训和开发的影响。请参阅补充材料部分以查找本文的社区和社会影响声明。