Men's Hostile Sexism and Biased Perceptions of Intimate Partners: Fostering Dissatisfaction and Negative Behavior in Close Relationships

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1585-1599

  Hammond, Matthew D ^a   Overall, Nickola C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

bias; close relationships; hostile sexism; relationship behavior; relationship perceptions; relationship satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIAS; CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HOSTILE SEXISM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELATIONSHIP BEHAVIOR; RELATIONSHIP PERCEPTIONS; RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION; SATISFACTION; SEXISM; YOUNG ADULT;

BIAS; CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS; HOSTILE SEXISM; RELATIONSHIP BEHAVIOR; RELATIONSHIP PERCEPTIONS; RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEXISM; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887520866     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167213499026     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. Abrams D.,Viki G. T.,Masser B.,Bohner G.Perception of a stranger and acquaintance rape: The role of benevolent and hostile sexism in victim blame and rape proclivity.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2003;84:111-125.
2. Baumeister R. F.,Bratslavsky E.,Finkenauer C.,Vohs K. D.Bad is stronger than good.Review of General Psychology. 2001;5:323-370.
3. Bradbury T.,Fincham F.Attributions in marriage: A review and critique.Psychological Bulletin. 1990;107:3-33.
4. Brandt M. J.Sexism and gender inequality across 57 societies.Psychological Science. 2011;22:1413-1418.
5. Chen Z.,Fiske S. T.,Lee T. L.Ambivalent Sexism and power-related gender-role ideology in marriage.Sex Roles. 2009;60:765-778.
6. Dardenne B.,Dumont M.,Bollier T.Insidious dangers of benevolent sexism: Consequences for women's performance.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2007;93:764-779.
7. Devine P. G.Stereotypes and prejudice: Their automatic and controlled components.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1989;56:5-18.
8. Downey G.,Feldman S.Implications of rejection sensitivity for intimate relationships.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1996;70:1327-1343.
9. Fletcher G. J. O.,Kerr P. S. G.Through the eyes of love: Reality and illusion in intimate relationships.Psychological Bulletin. 2010;136:627-658.
10. Fletcher G. J. O.,Simpson J. A.,Thomas G.The measurement of perceived relationship quality components: A confirmatory factor analytic approach.Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2000;26:340-354.
11. Forbes G. B.,Adams-Curtis L. E.,White K. B.First-and second-generation measures of sexism, rape myths, and related beliefs, and hostility toward women: Their interrelationships and association with college students' experiences with dating aggression and sexual coercion.Violence Against Women. 2004;10:236-261.
12. Forbes G. B.,Jobe R. L.,White K. B.,Bloesch E.,Adams-Curtis L. E.Perceptions of dating violence following a sexual or nonsexual betrayal of trust: Effects of gender, sexism, acceptance of rape myths, and vengeance motivation.Sex Roles. 2005;52:165-173.
13. Gagné F. M.,Lydon J. E.Bias and accuracy in close relationships: An integrative review.Personality and Social Psychology Review. 2004;8:322-338.
14. Glick P.,Diebold J.,Bailey-Werner B.,Zhu L.The two faces of Adam: Ambivalent sexism and polarized attitudes toward women.Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 1997;23:1323-1334.
15. Glick P.,Fiske S. T.The ambivalent sexism inventory: Differentiating hostile and benevolent sexism.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1996;70:491-512.
16. Glick P.,Fiske S. T.An ambivalent alliance: Hostile and benevolent sexism as complementary justifications for gender inequality.American Psychologist. 2001;56:109-118.
17. Glick P.,Sakalli-Ugurlu N.,Ferreira M. C.,Aguiar de,Souza M.Ambivalent sexism and attitudes toward wife abuse in Turkey and Brazil.Psychology of Women Quarterly. 2002;26:291-296.
18. Gottman J. M.Psychology and the study of marital processes.Annual Review of Psychology. 1998;49:169-197.
19. Hammond M. D.,Overall N. C.When relationships do not live up to benevolent ideals: Women's benevolent sexism and sensitivity to relationship problems.European Journal of Social Psychology. 2013;43:212-223.
20. Hart J.,Hung J. A.,Glick P.,Dinero R. E.He loves her, he loves her not: Attachment style as a personality antecedent to men's ambivalent sexism.Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2012;38:1495-1504.
21. Kenny D. A.,Acitelli L. K.Accuracy and bias in the perception of the partner in a close relationship.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2001;80:439-448.
22. Kenny D. A.,Kashy D. A.,Cook W. L.Dyadic data analysis. New York, NY: Guilford Press; 2006:.
23. Lepore L.,Brown R.Category and stereotype activation: Is prejudice inevitable?.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1997;72:275-287.
24. MacKinnon D. P.,Fritz M. S.,Williams J.,Lockwood C. M.Distribution of the product confidence limits for the indirect effect: Program PRODCLIN.Behavior Research Methods. 2007;39:384-389.
25. Masser B. M.,Abrams D.Reinforcing the glass ceiling: The consequences of hostile sexism for female managerial candidates.Sex Roles. 2004;51:609-615.
26. Mezulis A. H.,Abramson L. Y.,Hyde J. S.,Hankin B. L.Is there a universal positivity bias in attributions? A meta-analytic review of individual, developmental, and cultural differences in the self-serving attributional bias.Psychological Bulletin. 2004;130:711-747.
27. Miller P. J. E.,Rempel J. K.Trust and partner-enhancing attributions in close relationships.Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2004;30:695-705.
28. Murray S. L.,Bellavia G. M.,Rose P.,Griffin D. W.Once hurt, twice hurtful: How perceived regard regulates daily marital interactions.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2003;84:126-147.
29. Murray S. L.,Griffin D. W.,Derrick J. L.,Harris B.,Aloni M.,Leder S.Tempting fate or inviting happiness? Unrealistic idealization prevents the decline of marital satisfaction.Psychological Science. 2011;22:619-626.
30. Noller P.,Ruzzene M.Cognition and close relationships. Fletcher G. J.Fincham F. D., ed. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum; 1991:203-233.
31. Overall N. C.,Fletcher G. J. O.,Kenny D. A.When bias and insecurity promote accuracy: Mean-level bias and tracking accuracy in couples' conflict discussions.Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2012;38:642-655.
32. Overall N. C.,Hammond M. D.Biased and accurate: Depressive symptoms and daily perceptions within intimate relationships.Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2013;39:636-650.
33. Overall N. C.,Sibley C. G.Convergent and discriminant validity of the accommodation scale: Evidence from three diary studies.Personality and Individual Differences. 2010;48:299-304.
34. Overall N. C.,Sibley C. G.,Tan R.The costs and benefits of sexism: Resistance to influence during relationship conflict.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2011;101:271-290.
35. Rucker D. D.,Preacher K. J.,Tormala Z. L.,Petty R. E.Mediation analysis in social psychology: Current practices and new recommendations.Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 2011;5:359-371.
36. Rudman L. A.,Heppen J. B.Implicit romantic fantasies and women's interest in personal power: A glass slipper effect?.Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2003;29:1357-1370.
37. Rusbult C. E.,Verette J.,Whitney G. A.,Slovik L. F.,Lipkus I.Accommodation processes in close relationships: Theory and preliminary empirical evidence.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1991;60:53-78.
38. Sibley C. G.,Becker J. C.On the nature of sexist ambivalence: Profiling ambivalent and univalent sexists.European Journal of Social Psychology. 2012;42:589-601.
39. Sibley C. G.,Perry R.An opposing process model of benevolent sexism.Sex Roles. 2010;62:438-452.
40. Sibley C. G.,Wilson M. S.Differentiating hostile and benevolent sexist attitudes toward positive and negative sexual female subtypes.Sex Roles. 2004;51:687-696.
41. Sibley C. G.,Wilson M. S.,Duckitt J.Antecedents of men's hostile and benevolent sexism: The dual roles of Social Dominance Orientation and Right-Wing Authoritarianism.Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2007;33:160-172.
42. West T. V.,Kenny D. A.The truth and bias model of judgment.Psychological Review. 2011;118:357-378.
43. Wieselquist J.,Rusbult C. E.,Foster C. A.,Agnew C. R.Commitment, pro-relationship behavior, and trust in close relationships.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1999;77:942-966.
44. Yakushko O.Ambivalent Sexism and relationship patterns among women and men in Ukraine.Sex Roles. 2005;52:589-596.
45. Yamawaki N.,Ostenson J.,Brown R. C.The functions of gender role traditionality, ambivalent sexism, injury, and frequency of assault on domestic violence perception: A study between Japanese and American college students.Violence against Women. 2009;15:1126-1142.