Abstract

This experimental study examined the moderating role of masculinity contingent self-worth (CSW) in the effects of masculinity threat on transprejudice. One hundred and eighty-six male undergraduate students were randomly assigned to one of the three conditions. In the first condition, participants received feedback that challenged their sense of manhood (masculinity threat group). In the second condition, participants received feedback that affirmed their masculinity (masculinity affirming group), whereas the third group of participants served as a control group. The masculinity threat group demonstrated stronger transprejudice than the other two groups, whereas no differences were found between the affirming and control groups. The effect of masculinity threat on transprejudice was particularly strong for participants whose self-worth is readily threatened by a lack of masculinity (i.e., the threat aspect of masculinity CSW). However, individual differences in the boost aspect of masculinity CSW (i.e. the extent to which a person’s self-worth is boosted by confirmations of masculinity) did not moderate the influence of masculinity threat on transprejudice. This study replicates previous evidence that masculinity threat is a cause of transprejudice, whereas it highlights the distinction between the threat and boost dimensions of masculinity CSW by showing that the effects of masculinity threat were only moderated by the threat dimension.

摘要

这项实验研究检验了男性气质或然自我价值（CSW）在男性气概威胁对偏见的影响中的调节作用。186名男大学生被随机分配到以下三种情况之一。在第一种情况下，参与者收到了挑战其男子气概的反馈（男子气概威胁组）。在第二种情况下，参与者收到确认其男子气概的反馈（男性气概确认组），而第三组参与者充当对照组。男子气概威胁组比其他两组表现出更强的偏见，而肯定组和对照组之间没有发现差异。对于自我价值容易受到缺乏男性气质（例如，男性气质CSW的威胁）威胁的参与者，男性气概威胁对偏见的影响尤其强烈。但是，在男性气概CSW提升方面的个体差异（即，通过确认男性气概来提高个人自我价值的程度）并不能减轻男性气概威胁对偏见的影响。这项研究重复了以前的证据，即男性气概的威胁是造成偏见的原因，而它通过显示男性气概的威胁仅由威胁的尺度来缓和，从而突出了男性气概的威胁与提升维度之间的区别。男性气概CSW提升方面的个体差异（即，通过确认男性气概而提高个人自我价值的程度）并未减轻男性气概威胁对偏见的影响。这项研究重复了以前的证据，即男性气概的威胁是造成偏见的原因，而它通过显示男性气概的威胁仅由威胁的尺度来缓和，从而突出了男性气概的威胁与提升维度之间的区别。男性气概CSW提升方面的个体差异（即，通过确认男性气概而提高个人自我价值的程度）并未减轻男性气概威胁对偏见的影响。这项研究重复了先前的证据，即男性气概的威胁是造成偏见的原因，而该研究通过表明男性气概的威胁仅由威胁的尺度来缓和，从而突出了男性气概的威胁与提升维度之间的区别。