Grounded in the framework of the gay glass ceiling, the current research investigated the effect of gay men’s internalized sexual stigma (ISS) on both the perceived effectiveness of other gay men’s leadership and on their self‐perceived leadership effectiveness and their intention to apply to a leadership position. In three studies (N = 402), we manipulated either the leader’s sexual orientation (SO) (study 1), or his adherence to traditional gender roles (TGR) (study 2), or participants’ fictitious masculinity score (study 3). Our hypotheses were as follows: the leader’s SO and TGR would moderate the association of gay participants’ ISS with their positive attitudes towards the leader and with his leadership effectiveness; and gay participants’ masculinity threat would moderate the association of their ISS with their intention to apply to a leadership position, and with their self‐perceived effectiveness as potential leaders. Moderated regression analyses showed that: participants reported a more positive attitude towards a gay man (vs. heterosexual) as leader only when they had low – and not high – ISS; participants with high (vs. low) ISS perceived the masculine gay leader as more effective than the feminine gay leader; under masculinity threat, participants with high (vs. low) ISS showed less intention to apply to a leadership position. These studies provide both confirmation and novel insights into the key role of internalized sexual stigma and traditional gender roles. Indeed, these factors can strengthen and perpetuate the gay glass ceiling effect.

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接受领导力挑战：男同性恋内化性污名对他人和自己领导力评价的作用

以同性恋玻璃天花板的框架为基础，当前的研究调查了男同性恋者的内化性污名 (ISS) 对其他男同性恋者领导力的感知有效性和他们自我感知的领导力有效性以及他们应用到某个领域的意图的影响。领导地位。在三项研究中（N = 402)，我们操纵了领导者的性取向 (SO)（研究 1），或他对传统性别角色的坚持（TGR）（研究 2），或参与者虚构的男性气质得分（研究 3）。我们的假设如下：领导的 SO 和 TGR 会调节同性恋参与者的 ISS 与他们对领导的积极态度及其领导有效性的关联；和同性恋参与者的男子气概威胁会缓和他们的国际空间站与他们申请领导职位的意图以及他们作为潜在领导者的自我认知有效性的关联。适度回归分析表明：只有当 ISS 低而不是高时，参与者才会对作为领导者的男同性恋者（与异性恋者相比）表现出更积极的态度；高（相对于 低）ISS 认为男性同性恋领袖比女性同性恋领袖更有效；在男子气概威胁下，ISS 高（与低）的参与者表现出较少的申请领导职位的意愿。这些研究为内化性污名和传统性别角色的关键作用提供了确认和新见解。事实上，这些因素可以加强和延续同性恋玻璃天花板效应。