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Implicit measures of homophobia and stigmatization of same-sex couples
Description
While acceptance towards same-sex marriage is gradually increasing, same-sex marriage is banned in many states within the United States. Laws that prohibit same-sex couples from marrying have been shown to increase feelings of depression, exclusion, and stigma for same-sex attracted individuals. The intention of this study was to explore the effect both pro- and anti-same-sex marriage advertisements have on heterosexual individuals' implicit attitudes towards same-sex couples. It was predicted that exposure to anti-same-sex advertisements would lead to viewing same-sex couples as more unpleasant and heterosexual couples as being more pleasant. However, heterosexual participants who viewed anti-same-sex marriage ads were more likely to rate heterosexual couples as being unpleasant and same-sex couples as pleasant. It is theorized that viewing anti-same-sex marriage advertisements led heterosexual individuals to report heterosexual stimuli as being more unpleasant compared to same-sex stimuli as a form of defensive processing.
Date Created
2013
Contributors
- Walsh, Theodora Michelle (Author)
- Newman, Matt (Thesis advisor)
- Hall, Deborah (Committee member)
- Salerno, Jessica (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
v, 6-37 p. : ill
Language
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.18160
Statement of Responsibility
by Theodora Michelle Walsh
Description Source
Viewed on Oct. 6, 2014
Level of coding
full
Note
Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2013
Note type
thesis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-32)
Note type
bibliography
Field of study: Psychology
System Created
- 2013-07-12 06:30:26
System Modified
- 2021-08-30 01:38:56
- 2 years 7 months ago
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