TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Adolescents' judgment of homophobic name-calling: the role of peer/friend context and emotional response
JO  - Journal of youth and adolescence
A1  - Wang, Yueyao
A1  - Marosi, Christopher
A1  - Edgin, Megan
A1  - Horn, Stacey S.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Adolescents use some types of homophobic language (e.g., "that's so gay") as a form of banter, while other types are directly targeted as an intentional insult (e.g., calling someone a "fag, dyke, homo"). Little research has investigated adolescents' use and judgments about these types of homophobic language and whether judgments differ if they are used among friends or directed toward non-friend peers. This study investigated how relationship context and victim's (N = 477, M(age) = 14.7, SD = 1.63) emotional responses related to judgments about anti-gay banter and homophobic name-calling. Adolescents evaluated homophobic name-calling as more wrong than anti-gay banter. While adolescents' evaluations of homophobic name-calling did not differ based on relationship context, adolescents did differentiate between anti-gay banter perpetrated by a friend vs. a peer. Further, emotional responses mediated these relationships in the anti-gay banter situation. These results suggest that adolescents' judgments about homophobic language are related to the relationship context and the type of homophobic language used.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0047-2891
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01470-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -