TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Femmephobia is a uniquely powerful predictor of anti-gay behavior
JO  - Archives of sexual behavior
A1  - Hoskin, Rhea Ashley
A1  - Blair, Karen L.
A1  - Holmberg, Diane
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The current study explored a form of femmephobia (specifically, negative attitudes toward femininity in men) as a predictor of anti-gay behaviors among a sample of heterosexual men (N = 417). Additional predictor variables included hierarchical worldviews (i.e., social dominance orientation, right-wing authoritarianism, narcissism) and prejudicial attitudes (i.e., old-fashioned and modern homonegativity). Femmephobia emerged as a robust predictor, accounting for 23% of the variance in anti-gay behavior, surpassing the explanatory power (15%) of all other considered variables combined. Moreover, social dominance only predicted anti-gay behavior when femmephobia levels were high. Future research on discrimination and violence related to sexual identity and gender expression should incorporate femmephobia as a key predictive factor.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-0002
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02704-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -