Religion and Sexism: The Moderating Role of Participant Gender

The present study examined the relationship between gender, religious belief and ambivalent sexism. Specifically, this study tested the hypothesis that participant gender moderates the relationship between religious belief and ambivalent sexism. Three-hundred thirty seven Evangelical Christian under...

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Published in:Sex roles 2010-05, Vol.62 (9-10), p.615-622
Main Authors: Maltby, Lauren E., Hall, M. Elizabeth L., Anderson, Tamara L., Edwards, Keith
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Christianity
Evangelicalism
Evangelism
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender Bias
Gender differences
Gender Studies
Individualized Instruction
Medicine/Public Health
Opposite Sex Relations
Original Article
Paternalism
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Religions
Religious Beliefs
Religious orthodoxy
Sex
Sex roles
Sexism
Social psychology
Social role. Sex role
Sociology
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:The present study examined the relationship between gender, religious belief and ambivalent sexism. Specifically, this study tested the hypothesis that participant gender moderates the relationship between religious belief and ambivalent sexism. Three-hundred thirty seven Evangelical Christian undergraduate students from the Southwestern United States were administered the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory and the Christian Orthodoxy Scale. Results showed that gender moderated the relationship between Christian orthodoxy and Protective Paternalism. This finding suggests the importance of intervening variables, such as gender, in understanding the relationship between religion and sexism.
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/s11199-010-9754-x