The association between transgender-related fiction and transnegativity
Transportation and intergroup anxiety as mediators
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12978682 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luis Orellana (0000-0002-2575-3047, University of Sheffield, corresponding author), Peter Totterdell (0000-0002-5335-2611, University of Sheffield), Aarti Iyer (0000-0001-7788-6709, University of Sheffield) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 228-239 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychology and Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1941-9902 • E-ISSN: 1941-9899 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19419899.2020.1759677 |
| OpenAlex | W3018950059 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 58 |
Fictional narratives can serve as an indirect contact strategy when direct contact between two groups is not feasible. This study investigated whether exposing cisgender individuals to transgender-related fiction was associated with reduced transnegativity. Two emotion-related mediators were examined in this relationship: transportation into the story (proximal to fiction exposure) and intergroup anxiety (proximal to contact theory). Cisgender participants (N = 84) viewed or read stories involving transgender characters or read a science article. Those who encountered transgender characters reported lower transnegativity than those who read the control story. Transportation into the story and intergroup anxiety serially mediated this relationship. The findings suggest conditions under which a fictional story can expand an audience’s social world and thereby serve as a strategy for prejudice reduction
Anxiety · Art · Association (psychology · Developmental psychology · Literature · Narrative · Prejudice (legal term · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Transgender · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Media Influence and Health · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.8 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |