Sexual Prejudice: Avoiding Unwanted Sexual Interest?

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 92-101

  Pirlott, Angela G ^a   Neuberg, Steven L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

heterosexism; homophobia; prejudice; sexual orientation; unwanted sexual interest

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890734525     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550613486674     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Adams H. E.,Wright L. W.,Lohr B. A.Is homophobia associated with homosexual arousal?.Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 1996;105 (3): 440 445.
2. Alexander M. G.,Brewer M. B.,Livingston R. W.Putting stereotype content in context: Image theory and interethnic stereotypes.Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2005;31:781-794.
3. Baron R. M.,Kenny D. A.The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1986;51:1173-1182.
4. Bosson J. K.,Haymovitz E. L.,Pinel E. C.When saying and doing diverge: The effects of stereotype threat on self-reported versus non-verbal anxiety.Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 2004;40:247-255.
5. Bosson J. K.,Prewitt-Freilino J. L.,Taylor J. N.Role rigidity: A problem of identity misclassification?.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2005;89:552-565.
6. Buss D. M.,Malamuth N. M.Sex, power, conflict: Evolutionary and feminist perspectives. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 1996:.
7. Buss D. M.,Schmitt D. P.Sexual strategies theory: An evolutionary perspective on human mating.Psychological Review. 1993;100:204-232.
8. Clark R. D.,Hatfield E.Gender differences in receptivity to sexual offers.Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality. 1989;2:39-55.
9. Conley T. D.Perceived proposer personality characteristics and gender differenes in acceptance of casual sex offers.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2011;100:309-329.
10. Cottrell C. A.,Neuberg S. L.Different emotional reactions to different groups: A sociofunctional threat-based approach to "prejudice.".Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2005;88:770-789.
11. Crandall C. S.,Eshleman A.A justification-suppression model of the expression and experience of prejudice.Psychological Bulletin. 2003;129:414-446.
12. Enders C. K.,Tofighi D.Centering predictor variables in cross-sectional multilevel models: A new look at an old issue.Psychological Methods. 2007;12:121-138.
13. Fiske S. T.,Cuddy A. J. C.,Glick P.,Xu J.A model of often mixed stereotype content: Competence and warmth respectively follow from perceived status and competition.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2002;82:878-902.
14. Gallup G. G.Have attitudes toward homosexuals been shaped by natural selection?.Ethology and Sociobiology. 1995;16:53-70.
15. Gibson J. J.The ecological approach to visual perception. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin; 1979:.
16. Haselton M. G.,Buss D. M.Error management theory: A new perspective on biases in cross-sex mind reading.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 78. 2000;:81-91.
17. Herek G. M.Homophobia: An overview. De Cecco J. P., ed. New York, NY: The Haworth Press; 1984:1-21.
18. Herek G. M.Sexual prejudice and gender: Do heterosexuals' attitudes toward lesbians and gay men differ?.Journal of Social Issues. 2000a;56:251-266.
19. Herek G. M.The psychology of sexual prejudice.Current Directions in Psychological Science. 2000b;9:19-22.
20. Herek G. M.Heterosexuals' attitudes toward bisexual men and women in the United States.Journal of Sex Research. 2002;39:264-274.
21. Herek G. M.Beyond "homophobia": Thinking about sexual stigma and prejudice in the twenty-first century.Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 2004;1:6-24.
22. Herek G. M.Handbook of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. Nelson T. D., ed. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis; 2009:441-467.
23. Herek G. M.,Capitanio J. P.AIDS stigma and sexual prejudice.American Behavioral Scientist. 1999a;42:1130-1147.
24. Herek G. M.,Capitanio J. P.Sex differences in how heterosexuals think about lesbians and gay men: Evidence from survey context effects.Journal of Sex Research. 1999b;36:348-360.
25. Kenrick D. T.,Groth G. R.,Trost M. R.,Sadalla E. K.Integrating evolutionary and social exchange perspectives on relationships: Effects of gender, self-appraisal, and involvement level on mate selection criteria.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1993;64:951-969.
26. Kite M. E.,Whitley B. E.Sex differences in attitudes toward homosexual persons, behaviors, and civil rights: A meta-analysis.Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 1996;22:336-353.
27. Kite M. E.,Whitley B. E.Stigma and sexual orientation. Herek G. M., ed. Newbury Park, CA: Sage; 1998:39-61.
28. Lalumiere M. L.,Harris G. T.,Quinsey V. L.,Rice M. E.The causes of rape: Understanding individual differences in male propensity for sexual aggression. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association; 2005:.
29. Maitner A. T.,Mackie D. M.,Smith E. R.Evidence for the regulatory function of intergroup emotion: Emotional consequences of implemented or impeded intergroup action tendencies.Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 2006;42:720-728.
30. McArthur L. Z.,Baron R. M.Toward an ecological theory of social perception.Psychological Review. 1983;90:215-238.
31. Nagoshi J. L.,Adams K. A.,Terrell H. K.,Hill E. D.,Brzuzy S.,Nagoshi C. T.Gender differences in correlates of homophobia and transphobia.Sex Roles. 2008;59:521-531.
32. Neuberg S. L.,Kenrick D. T.,Schaller M.Handbook of social psychology. Fiske S. T.Gilbert D.Lindzey G., ed. New York, NY: John Wiley; 2010:761-796.
33. Neuberg S. L.,Kenrick D. T.,Schaller M.Human threat management systems: Self-protection and disease avoidance.Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 2011;:35 1042-1051.
34. Parrott D. J.,Gallagher K. E.What accounts for heterosexual women's negative emotional responses to lesbians? Examination of traditional gender role beliefs and sexual prejudice.Sex Roles. 2008;59:229-239.
35. Parrott D. J.,Peterson J. L.,Vincent W.,Bakeman R.Correlates of anger in response to gay men: Effects of male gender role beliefs, sexual prejudice, and masculine gender role stress.Psychology of Men and Masculinity. 2008;9:167-178.
36. Pirlott A. G.,Neuberg S. L.Sexual attraction to heterosexual, bisexual, and gay/lesbian male and female targets among bisexual and gay/lesbian men and women. 2011:.
37. Ratcliff J. J.,Lassiter G. D.,Markman K. D.,Snyder C. J.Gender differences in attitudes toward gay men and lesbians: The role of motivation to respond without prejudice.Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2006;32:1325-1338.
38. Savin-Williams R. C.,Diamond L. M.Sexual identity trajectories among sexual-minority youths: Gender comparisons. 2000;Archives of Sexual Behavior 29:607-627.
39. Schmitt D. P.Sociosexuality from Argentina to Zimbabwe: A 48-nation study of sex, culture, and strategies of human mating.Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 2005;28:247-311.
40. Spalding L. R.,Peplau L. A.The unfaithful lover: Heterosexuals' perceptions of bisexuals and their relationships.Psychology of Women Quarterly. 1997;21:611-625.
41. Trivers R.Sexual selection and the descent of man. Campbell B., ed. Chicago, IL: Aldine-Atherton; 1972:136-179.
42. Weinstein N.,Ryan W. S.,DeHaan C. R.,Przybylski A. K.,Legate N.,Ryan R. M.Parental autonomy support and discrepancies between implicit and explicit sexual identities: Dynamics of self-acceptance and defence.Journal of Personality & Social Psychology. 2012;102:815-832.
43. Whitley B. E.,Kite M. E.The psychology of prejudice and discrimination. Belmont, CA: Thomas Wadsworth; 2006:.