Tolerance of homonegativity and transnegativity predicts negative evaluations of LGBT people and LGBT‐supportive policies among US‐based heterosexual, cisgender participants

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 25(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 2, 2025

Abstract Many people in the United States express anti‐LGBT attitudes and oppose LGBT rights. These views are perpetuated when others, including allies, tolerate expressions of bias. In this study, we adapted validated a measure tolerance homonegativity transnegativity (TOHT), assessed its associations with evaluations people, straight support for rights, system‐justifying ideologies among heterosexual, straight, binary‐gendered/non‐trans (i.e., cisgender) women men who identified as liberal, moderate, or conservative ( N = 295). Participants completed measures TOHT, authoritarianism, religiosity, contact people. Analyses by gender political ideology indicated that all groups tolerated bias to some degree. Among conservatives, (vs. men) endorsed TOHT more exhibited less rights; opposite was true liberals. As expected, higher scores were associated cooler However, after controlling system justifying motives, only significant conservatives moderates potentially suggesting liberals may endorse different reasons. Overall, findings suggest traditionally regarded allies (e.g., women, liberals) disadvantage

Язык: Английский

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“Who Islamises us?”: Does political ideology moderate the effects of exposure to different Great Replacement Conspiracy explanations on radical collective action against different targets?

British Journal of Social Psychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 64(2)

Опубликована: Фев. 11, 2025

Abstract Conspiracy theories against outgroups (e.g., the Great Replacement [GRC]) are believed to fuel radicalisation. Two experimental studies with British and American samples ( N total = 1690) examined how different GRC narratives political ideologies influence radical collective action Muslims ideologically opposed elites. We predicted that Muslim conspirator left‐wing (vs. control) would increase intentions among right‐wingers (Hypothesis 1). also narrative other conditions) elites 2a), do same 2b). Furthermore, we stronger towards right‐wing left‐wingers when exposed condition 3). Despite limited support for these hypotheses, both showed exposure any increased Muslims, suggesting group does not play a strong role in anti‐Muslim The lack of statistically significant effects on targets may be due conservative hypothesis testing. Theoretical societal implications discussed, providing critical conceptual methodological avenues future research conspiracy

Язык: Английский

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Challenging the status‐quo with practical theory: Introduction to John T. Jost upon receiving SPSSI's Kurt Lewin Award 2023

Journal of Social Issues, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 80(3), С. 1132 - 1137

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024

Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in study.

Язык: Английский

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