The correlates and consequences of newspaper reports of research on sex differences
The correlates and consequences of newspaper reports of research on sex differences
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DOI：
10.1111/j.0956-7976.2004.00712.x
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发表时间：
2004-08-01
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
LaFrance, M
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作者：
Brescoll, V;LaFrance, M
报纸报道的性别差异研究的相关性和后果进行了检查。在研究1中，从高发行量的报纸的文章编码的程度，生物因素被用来解释性别差异。结果表明，政治保守主义和传统的态度，从其他报纸部分编码的性别角色预测更多地使用生物学的解释比政治自由主义和不太传统的态度，性别角色。在研究2和3中，参与者阅读一篇虚构的报纸文章，报道了一项关于性别差异的研究，引用了生物或社会文化因素来解释这种差异。结果表明，接触生物学解释显着增加了参与者对性别刻板印象的认可。此外，接触社会解释显着增加了参与者对人类行为可变性的信念。总之，这些研究表明，政治意识形态影响大众媒体如何报道研究结果，这种报道反过来又影响读者的信仰和态度。
Correlates and consequences of newspaper accounts of research on sex differences were examined. In Study 1, articles from high-circulation newspapers were coded for the degree to which biological factors were used to explain sex differences. Results showed that political conservatism and traditional attitudes toward gender roles coded from other newspaper sections predicted greater use of biological explanations than did political liberalism and less traditional attitudes toward gender roles. In Studies 2 and 3, participants read a fictional newspaper article reporting research on a gender difference that cited either biological or sociocultural factors as explaining the difference. Results showed that exposure to biological explanations significantly increased participants' endorsement of gender stereotypes. Moreover, exposure to social explanations significantly increased participants' belief in the mutability of human behavior. Together, these studies show that political ideology influences how the popular press reports research findings and that such reporting in turn affects readers' beliefs and attitudes.