Gender-Role's Attitude, Perceived Similarity, and Sexual Prejudice against Gay Men

  1. Falomir Pichastor, Juan Manuel 2
  2. Martínez Martínez, Carmen 1
  3. Paterna Bleda, Consuelo 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Murcia
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    Universidad de Murcia

    Murcia, España

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  2. 2 Université de Genève
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    Université de Genève

    Ginebra, Suiza

    ROR https://ror.org/01swzsf04

Revista:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Año de publicación: 2010

Volumen: 13

Número: 2

Páginas: 841-848

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600002493 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: The Spanish Journal of Psychology

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Resumen

En una muestra de 226 participantes heterosexuales (115 mujeres y 111 hombres) se ha medido la actitud hacia el rol de género, la similitud personal con los hombres homosexuales y la actitud hacia éstos (prejuicio sexual). Tal y como se esperaba, los hombres muestran más prejuicio que las mujeres, y la percepción de disimilitud está asociada a un mayor prejuicio. En los hombres, pero no en las mujeres, la actitud favorable hacia los roles tradicionales de género está relacionada con el prejuicio. Aún más interesante, la interacción triple sugiere que la percepción de similitud modera en los hombres, pero no en las mujeres, la relación entre la actitud hacia el rol de género y el prejuicio sexual. Una actitud más favorable hacia los roles tradicionales está asociada a un mayor prejuicio sexual en los hombres que perciben una mayor diferencia entre sí mismos y los homosexuales, pero no en aquellos que perciben una mayor semejanza. Estos resultados se discuten de acuerdo con la función defensiva de la actitud hacia la homosexualidad como resultado de la amenaza a la masculinidad.

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This work was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

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