Gender differences in correlates of homophobia and transphobia
JL Nagoshi, KA Adams, HK Terrell, ED Hill, S Brzuzy… - Sex roles, 2008 - Springer
JL Nagoshi, KA Adams, HK Terrell, ED Hill, S Brzuzy, CT Nagoshi
Sex roles, 2008•SpringerA scale of prejudice against transgender individuals was developed, validated, and
contrasted with a homophobia measure in 153 female and 157 male US college
undergraduates. For both sexes, transphobia and homophobia were highly correlated with
each other and with right-wing authoritarianism, religious fundamentalism, and hostile
sexism, but aggression proneness was predictive of transphobia and homophobia only in
men. Benevolent sexism and rape myth acceptance were more predictive of transphobia …
contrasted with a homophobia measure in 153 female and 157 male US college
undergraduates. For both sexes, transphobia and homophobia were highly correlated with
each other and with right-wing authoritarianism, religious fundamentalism, and hostile
sexism, but aggression proneness was predictive of transphobia and homophobia only in
men. Benevolent sexism and rape myth acceptance were more predictive of transphobia …
Abstract
A scale of prejudice against transgender individuals was developed, validated, and contrasted with a homophobia measure in 153 female and 157 male US college undergraduates. For both sexes, transphobia and homophobia were highly correlated with each other and with right-wing authoritarianism, religious fundamentalism, and hostile sexism, but aggression proneness was predictive of transphobia and homophobia only in men. Benevolent sexism and rape myth acceptance were more predictive of transphobia and homophobia in women than men. With homophobia partialled out, authoritarianism, fundamentalism, and aggression proneness no longer predicted transphobia for men, but authoritarianism, fundamentalism, benevolent sexism, and rape myth acceptance continued to predict transphobia in women. Discussion focused on gender differences in issues that drive prejudice against transgender and homosexual individuals.
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