Predicting Attitudes Towards LGBTQI+ Individuals: The Roles of Moral Judgments, Masculinity/Femininity, and Moral Disengagement.
This study examines how gender, Moral Foundations, and self-perceived Masculinity/Femininity interact with Moral Disengagement to shape Attitudes toward LGBTQIA2+ individuals in Greece. Using a sample of 608 cisgender heterosexual adults, the research investigates moderated mediation effects within...
| Published in: | Sexuality & Culture Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 1901 - 1924 |
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