"It Wasn't Meant for Gays": Lesbian Women's and Gay Men's Reactions to the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory.
Researchers can unintentionally reinforce societal prejudice against minoritized populations through the false assumption that psychological measurements are generalizable across identities. Recently, researchers have posited that gender and sexually diverse (GSD) people could feel excluded or confu...
| Published in: | Sex Roles Vol. 90; no. 11; pp. 1585 - 1599 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=180734494&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 180734494 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 03600025 SXR jtl: Sex Roles issn: 03600025 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Nov2024 vid: 90 iid: 11 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 180734494 10.1007/s11199-024-01528-4 ppf: 1585 ppct: 14 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 943KB tig: atl: "It Wasn't Meant for Gays": Lesbian Women's and Gay Men's Reactions to the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory. aug: au: Bravestone, Lee Hammond, Matthew D. Muise, Amy Cross, Emily J. affil: https://ror.org/0040r6f76 Psychology Department, Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand https://ror.org/05fq50484 Psychology Department, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada su: Sexism Scaling (Social sciences) Lesbians Gay men Heteronormativity sug: subj: Sexism Scaling (Social sciences) Lesbians Gay men Heteronormativity keyword: Ambivalent sexism theory Queer theory Sexual minorities Sexual orientation Thematic analysis Ambivalent sexism theory Queer theory Sexual minorities Sexual orientation Thematic analysis ab: Researchers can unintentionally reinforce societal prejudice against minoritized populations through the false assumption that psychological measurements are generalizable across identities. Recently, researchers have posited that gender and sexually diverse (GSD) people could feel excluded or confused by the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (ASI) due to its overtly heteronormative statements like "A man is incomplete without the love of a woman." Yet, the ASI is used for indexing the endorsement of sexism in GSD samples and across diverse populations. An ideal test of these experiences is to directly consult GSD participants for their reactions. In the current study, we report a reflexive thematic analysis of lesbian women and gay men's (N = 744) feedback immediately after completing the ASI. Four themes characterized participants' reactions to the ASI: Exclusion: Heteronormative items erase diverse genders and sexualities, Confusion: Inability to meaningfully respond due to heteronormativity, Hope: Exclusion understood as a necessary sacrifice toward progress, and Distress: Exclusion inflicts distress by reflecting societal prejudice. The themes captured the experience that many participants found heteronormative assumptions salient in the ASI and had varied reactions to the heteronormativity. Our results extend prior research that questions the generalizability of results drawn from the ASI, especially studies including GSD participants. We discuss the implications of the continued use of the ASI and encourage researchers to critically evaluate underlying theories and assumptions to ensure participants can engage with measures as intended. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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