Gender role beliefs and attitudes toward lesbians and gay men in chile and the U.S

We compared the relationship between gender role beliefs and antigay prejudice in Chile and the United States. Participants were Chilean and American university students. In Study 1, Chileans were more prejudiced than Americans, and men were more prejudiced than women. In Study 2, gender role belief...

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Published in:Sex roles 2007-07, Vol.57 (1-2), p.61-67
Main Authors: NIERMAN, Angela J, THOMPSON, Suzanne C, BRYAN, Angela, MAHAFFEY, Amanda L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior. Attitude
Beliefs
Biological and medical sciences
Chile
College students
Cross cultural studies
Crosscultural Differences
Cultural Context
Cultural differences
Cultural values
Females
Femininity
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gays & lesbians
Gender differences
Homosexuality
Ideology
Individual Characteristics
Lesbianism
Males
Masculinity
Mental Disorders
Negative Attitudes
Obesity
Physical Characteristics
Political Attitudes
Prejudice
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Resistance (Psychology)
Sex Role
Sex Roles
Sexual orientation discrimination
Sexuality
Social psychology
Social role. Sex role
United States of America
USA
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Summary:We compared the relationship between gender role beliefs and antigay prejudice in Chile and the United States. Participants were Chilean and American university students. In Study 1, Chileans were more prejudiced than Americans, and men were more prejudiced than women. In Study 2, gender role beliefs mediated cultural and sex differences in prejudice. Chileans held more traditional gender role beliefs and were more antigay than Americans. Men were more prejudiced than women, particularly in their attitudes toward gay men. Further, sex differences in attitudes toward lesbians and gay men were completely mediated by gender role beliefs. Nationality differences in attitudes toward lesbians were completely mediated, and nationality differences in attitudes toward gay men were partially mediated, by gender role beliefs. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/s11199-007-9197-1