ABSTRACT

Sexual racism—including or excluding racial minority members in partner selection based on race—negatively affects Asian men who have sex with men (MSM) across various domains. The current study aims to investigate the effect of potential partners’ racial preferences on desirability in Asian MSM. The relationship between sexual racism awareness and partner desirability when evaluating white partners with racial preferences was also investigated. A sample of Asian MSM (N = 128) responded to hypothetical online dating scenarios in which the racial background (Asian/white) and racial preference (none/Asian/white) of facial stimuli were manipulated. A two-way ANOVA with post-hoc Bonferroni analyses confirmed that, as hypothesized, among potential white partners, those that exhibited no racial preferences were most desirable, F(1.66, 210.54) = .11.37, p < .001, η_p² = .08. Among potential Asian partners, those that preferred white men were least desirable, F(1.82, 231.60) = 81.95, p < .001, η_p² = .39. Unexpectedly, there was no relationship evident between sexual racism awareness and desirability for potential white partners (in any racial preference condition; all rs < .20). Our findings suggest that overt expression of certain racial preferences can negatively affect desirability in online dating applications.

摘要

性种族主义——在基于种族的伴侣选择中包括或排除少数族裔成员——对各个领域的亚洲男男性行为者 (MSM) 产生负面影响。本研究旨在调查潜在伴侣的种族偏好对亚洲 MSM 吸引力的影响。还调查了在评估具有种族偏好的白人伴侣时性种族主义意识与伴侣可取性之间的关系。亚洲 MSM 样本 ( N= 128) 对假想的在线约会场景作出反应，其中面部刺激的种族背景（亚裔/白人）和种族偏好（无/亚裔/白人）被操纵。具有事后 Bonferroni 分析的双向方差分析证实，正如假设的那样，在潜在的白人伴侣中，那些没有表现出种族偏好的人是最理想的，F (1.66, 210.54) = .11.37, p < .001, η _p ²  = .08。在潜在的亚洲合作伙伴中，那些偏爱白人男性的人最不受欢迎，F (1.82, 231.60) = 81.95, p < .001, η _p ² = .39。出乎意料的是，性种族主义意识与对潜在白人伴侣的渴望之间没有明显的关系（在任何种族偏好条件下；所有r s < .20）。我们的研究结果表明，公开表达某些种族偏好会对在线约会应用程序的吸引力产生负面影响。