Sexual Orientation Beliefs
Sexual Orientation Beliefs
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性取向信仰
作者：
P. Hegarty;F. Pratto
摘要本文讨论了以往关于性取向信念的研究，这些研究采用单一项目或一维量表。在目前的研究中，人们观察到信仰在沿着两个方面变化：性取向的“不可改变性”和异性恋者和同性恋者的分类的“基本性”。虽然在概念上是相关的，但这两个维度在几个方面的经验是不同的。两者呈负相关。对男女同性恋者的谴责态度与基金心态呈正相关，但与不变性呈负相关。不变性，而不是基础心态，影响了生物决定论论点的同化。性取向信念和反同性恋偏见之间的关系进行了讨论，并提出了性取向信念的实证研究的建议。
Abstract Previous studies which have measured beliefs about sexual orientation with either a single item, or a one-dimensional scale are discussed. In the present study beliefs were observed to vary along two dimensions: the “immutability” of sexual orientation and the “fundamentality” of a categorization of persons as heterosexuals and homosexuals. While conceptually related, these two dimensions were empirically distinct on several counts. They were negatively correlated with each other. Condemning attitudes toward lesbians and gay men were correlated positively with funda-mentality but negatively with immutability. Immutability, but not funda-mentality, affected the assimilation of a biological determinist argument. The relationship between sexual orientation beliefs and anti-gay prejudice is discussed and suggestions for empirical studies of sexual orientation beliefs are presented.