Sex differences in sexual prejudice. Contact as mediator variable

  1. Frías-Navarro, Dolores
  2. Barrientos-Delgado, Jaime
  3. Badenes-Ribera, Laura
  4. Monterde-i-Bort, Héctor
  5. Cárdenas-Castro, Manuel
Revista:
European Journal of Child Development, Education and Psychopathology

ISSN: 2530-0776,  2340-924X

Año de publicación: 2013

Volumen: 1

Número: 1

Páginas: 45-58

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1989/EJPAD.V1I1.5 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: European Journal of Child Development, Education and Psychopathology

Resumen

El presente artículo analiza la relación entre el sexo y la nacionalidad, y el prejuicio hacia hombres gay y lesbianas, y el rechazo de padres del mismo sexo, en España y Chile. Los participantes fueron estudiantes universitarios (N=491). Los resultados señalan que los hombres son más prejuiciosos que las mujeres, y los participantes chilenos mostraron más prejuicio que los participantes españoles. Además, las diferencias sexuales en actitudes hacia las lesbianas y los hombres gay, y las diferencias por nacionalidad, estuvieron mediadas por la variable contacto. Las diferencias en nacionalidad respecto a las actitudes hacia los padres del mismo sexo (escala de oposición normativa) estuvieron completamente mediadas. Esta subescala operacionaliza el constructo de heterosexismo hacia familias con padres del mismo sexo, y es bastante difícil de intervenir en este constructo social para reducir el prejuicio. Los hallazgos de este estudio pueden tener importantes implicaciones para reducir el prejuicio sexual. Conocer, interactuar y fomentar relaciones entre los miembros del exogrupo y del endogrupo puede reducir las diferencias debidas al sexo y la nacionalidad.

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