Perceptions of Affectionate Communication Among People with Unfavorable and Favorable Attitudes Toward Homosexuality

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ID3663976
AutoresStacia M Brantley-Hill (Middle Tennessee State University), Thomas M Brinthaupt (0000-0001-8927-956X, Middle Tennessee State University)
Ano2014
Volume61
Fascículo2
Páginas270-287
Data de publicação2014-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00918369.2013.839910
PMID24383858
OpenAlexW1993822337
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas35

People are sometimes hesitant to communicate affection if it might be misinterpreted by the intended receiver or an audience. We hypothesized that anti-gay/-lesbian attitudes might negatively affect the perceived appropriateness of expressing affection. One hundred and twenty male and female undergraduates with either very high or very low levels of anti-gay/-lesbian attitudes participated in the study. They rated the appropriateness of expressing affection toward same- and other-sex targets in a set of 2 (public or private setting) × 3 (positive, neutral, or negative valence) scenarios. Results supported a "generalized inhibition" effect, with high levels of anti-gay/-lesbian attitudes associated with a reluctance to express affection regardless of target, setting, valence, or current relationship status. Implications for research on affectionate expression and anti-gay/-lesbian attitudes are presented

Developmental psychology · Homosexuality · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Male Homosexuality · Men who have sex with men · Perception · Psychoanalysis · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology