Personality and Emotional Correlates of Self-Reported Antigay Behaviors

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between the emotional response of homophobia and selected personality and self-report behavioral variables. Scales 4, 5, and 9 of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory were related to the affective components of homophobia as measured by the Index of Attitudes Towards Homosexuals (IAH; formerly Index of Homophobia-Modified) and self-report of past aggressive behavior toward homosexuals as measured by a Self-Report of Behavior Scale (SBS), specifically developed for this study. Data from 80 male subjects were subjected to a canonical correlation analysis. The first cannonical correlation showed that high SBS and high IAH are correlated with adherence to traditional masculine values, not faking good, impulsivity, and social maladjustment. The second canonical correlation indicates that a combination of high scores on Scales 9 and 5 is associated with elevated SBS scores, but decreased IAH scores. These data suggest that among young men certain personality characteristics (Scales 9 and 5) compound homonegative affect and behavior.

What motivates hate crimes based on sexual orientation? Mediating effects of anger on antigay aggression

“…Bernat et al, 2001;Parrott and Zeichner, 2005;Patel et al, 1995]. The present results are consistent with these studies.…”

“…Survey-based studies have demonstrated a positive association between sexual prejudice and self-reported past aggressive behavior toward gay men [Franklin, 2000;Patel et al, 1995;Roderick et al, 1998]. Laboratory-based studies have shown that sexually prejudiced men displayed higher levels of aggressive behavior toward a gay male, relative to the heterosexual male, but only after exposure to sexual violations of the traditional male gender role (i.e.…”

Determinants of Anger and Physical Aggression Based on Sexual Orientation: An Experimental Examination of Hypermasculinity and Exposure to Male Gender Role Violations

“…Research suggests that sexual prejudice is positively associated with antigay behaviors (Haddock & Zanna, 1998;Patel, Long, McCammon, & Wuensch, 1995;Roderick, McCammon, Long, & Allred, 1998;Van de Ven, Bornholt, & Bailey, 1996), negative affect (Mahaffey, Bryan, & Hutchinson, 2005a, 2005b, and anger (Ernulf & Innala, 1987;Van de Ven et al, 1996) in response to homosexuality. Additionally, two laboratorybased studies have demonstrated that after being exposed to male homosexuality, sexually prejudiced men experienced enhanced levels of anger and evinced more physical aggression toward a gay, relative to a heterosexual, male target (Bernat, Calhoun, Adams, & Zeichner, 2001;Parrott & Zeichner, 2005).…”

“…Specifically, numerous studies indicate that male sexual prejudice is strongly associated with rigid adherence to traditional male gender roles (Kilianski, 2003;Parrott, Adams, & Zeichner, 2002;Patel et al, 1995;Polimeni, Hardie, & Buzwell, 2000;Sinn, 1997;Stark, 1991). As such, it is posited that overt violations of the male gender role (e.g., homosexuality) represent a significant threat to the self-concept of men who endorse an extreme male gender role orientation (Herek, 1986(Herek, , 1988Whitley & Kite, 1998).…”

What Accounts for Heterosexual Women’s Negative Emotional Responses to Lesbians?: Examination of Traditional Gender Role Beliefs and Sexual Prejudice

“…To this end, research indicates that endorsement of traditional male gender role beliefs predicts increased anger and aggression toward gay, but not heterosexual, men (Parrott and Zeichner 2008). Similarly, experimental and correlational studies have demonstrated that heterosexual men's self-reported sexual prejudice predicts increased anger and bias-motivated aggression toward gay men (Bernat et al 2001;Franklin 2000;Parrott and Zeichner 2005;Patel et al 1995;Roderick et al 1998). These studies suggest that men who endorse traditional beliefs about the male gender role and higher levels of sexual prejudice are particularly likely to express anti-gay anger and aggression.…”