Attitudes Toward Homosexuality Among Young Adults: Connections to Gender Role Identity, Gender-Typed Activities, and Religiosity

Individual differences in attitudes toward homosexuality have been linked to numerous personality and demographic variables. This study investigated the influence that gender role identity, involvement in gender-typed activities, and religiosity plays in this relationship. The sample included 194 un...

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Published in:Journal of homosexuality 2015-08, Vol.62 (8), p.1098-1125
Main Authors: Harbaugh, Evan, Lindsey, Eric W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude
Attitudes
Female
Femininity
Gays & lesbians
Gender Identity
Gender roles
gender-typed activity
heterosexism
Homosexuality
Humans
Male
Masculinity
Religion
Religion and Sex
Religiosity
Sex roles
Spirituality
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:Individual differences in attitudes toward homosexuality have been linked to numerous personality and demographic variables. This study investigated the influence that gender role identity, involvement in gender-typed activities, and religiosity plays in this relationship. The sample included 194 undergraduate students from a Northeastern university. Analyses revealed that both males and females who held a more masculine gender role identity and individual commitment to religion scored higher on measures of homophobia and heteronormativity, whereas there was no association between spiritual meaning in life and attitudes toward homosexuality. Among males, but not females, more masculine gender identity and less spiritual meaning in life was associated with greater homophobia. The importance of the findings for research on the origins of attitudes toward individuals with a homosexual orientation are discussed, as well as the potential directions for future research on connections between gender role identity, religious affiliation, and attitudes toward gays and lesbians.
ISSN:0091-8369
1540-3602
DOI:10.1080/00918369.2015.1021635