Aggression, empathy and sexual orientation in males

Sergeant, Mark J.T.; Dickins, Thomas E.; Davies, Mark N. O.; Griffiths, Mark D.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2005.07.002

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“…Clear differences were thus demonstrated in self-reported sexual orientation between the heterosexual and homosexual groups. This is consistent with SERGEANT et al (2006).…”

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confidence: 90%

“…However, it is possible that an online sample may not be representative of the wider population. SERGEANT et al (2006) directly addressed this problem and found good generality when compared to more traditional methods. Furthermore, social desirability effects are reported to be much reduced in online sampling (JOINSON 1999).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Using self-report measures, SERGEANT et al (2006) found that homosexual males displayed significantly lower levels of physical aggression than heterosexual males, but the levels of indirect aggression were comparable. Furthermore, homosexual males had significantly higher levels of empathy than heterosexual males, in line with heterosexual female performance.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…More specifically, they think that testosterone exposure affects amygdala development, which is known to be sexually dimorphic and involved in many of the behaviours of concern to this paper, not least aggressive response and empathy. SERGEANT et al (2006) reported on differences in aggression and empathy between male heterosexual and homosexual participants. Previous work (e.g.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We have reason to believe this given the reported sex differences in SDO. In order to begin exploring this idea we hypothesized that heterosexual males would differ from homosexual males on physical aggression and empathy as SERGEANT et al (2006) demonstrated. Furthermore, we predicted that heterosexual males would be significantly higher in SDO than heterosexual females and homosexual males.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Social dominance and sexual orientation

Dickins

Sergeant²

2008

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

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Abstract. Heterosexual males are reported to display higher levels of physical aggression and lower levels of empathy than homosexual males. A characteristic linked to both aggression and empathy is social dominance orientation (SDO). A significant sex difference has been reported for SDO, with heterosexual males scoring higher than heterosexual females. The precise relationship between dominance and aggression is currently contested. Given the association between SDO, aggression and empathy, and the differences between heterosexual and homosexual males, an analysis of how sexual orientation co-varies with SDO might help to clarify the association between aggression and dominance. SDO scores were derived from heterosexual males (n = 60), heterosexual females (n = 60) and homosexual males (n = 60). Heterosexual males reported higher levels of SDO than heterosexual females and homosexual males, while heterosexual females scored higher than homosexual males. These differences were analogous for physical aggression. More work is required to thoroughly understand the aetiology of these effects as well as the strategic value of the behaviours, but for now we have reason to further investigate the organizational hormone hypothesis put forward in this paper.

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“…Clear differences were thus demonstrated in self-reported sexual orientation between the heterosexual and homosexual groups. This is consistent with SERGEANT et al (2006).…”

Section: Participantssupporting

confidence: 90%

Section: Participantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Social dominance and sexual orientation

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Sergeant²

2008

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

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The Influence of Sexual Orientation and Gender on Perceptions of Successful Leadership Characteristics

Salter

Liberman

2016

Sexual Orientation and Transgender Issues in Organizations

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Patterns of Sexual Coercion in Heterosexual and Non-Heterosexual Men and Women

VanderLaan

Vasey

2009

Arch Sex Behav

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Heterosexual sex differences in evolved sexual interests, sexual scripts, and aggressive tendencies have each been hypothesized to be responsible for heterosexual sex differences in sexually coercive behavior. The current study compared the sexually coercive behavior of heterosexual and non-heterosexual men and women as a means of evaluating the explanatory capabilities of each of these hypotheses. A total of 414 participants were asked to provide information regarding their sexual coercion perpetration behavior since puberty by using a modified version of the Sexual Experiences Survey. Participants also completed measures of masculinity, femininity, and aggressive tendencies. Heterosexual men were significantly more likely to have perpetrated physical sexual coercion than all other participant groups. However, these group differences ceased to exist after controlling for group differences in physical aggression. Also, heterosexual men were significantly more likely to have perpetrated non-physical sexual coercion than all other groups, and non-heterosexual men were significantly more likely to have perpetrated non-physical sexual coercion than heterosexual and non-heterosexual women. Only the sexual orientation difference among men ceased to exist after controlling for masculinity or physical aggression. Discussion focused on detailing which hypotheses regarding heterosexual sex differences in sexually coercive behavior were supported as well as directions for future research.

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Aggression, empathy and sexual orientation in males

Cited by 44 publications

References 35 publications

Social dominance and sexual orientation

Social dominance and sexual orientation

The Influence of Sexual Orientation and Gender on Perceptions of Successful Leadership Characteristics

Patterns of Sexual Coercion in Heterosexual and Non-Heterosexual Men and Women

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