ABSTRACT

Approximately a decade ago, Wright and colleagues published three studies probing the nature of the relationship between heterosexual U.S. adults’ attitudes toward homosexuality and pornography consumption. Adopting an “effects” perspective (while acknowledging the nonexperimental nature of their data), they reasoned that pornography use could either lead to more antagonistic attitudes (by consumers viewing homosexuality through pornography’s lens of traditional masculinity) or accepting attitudes (by consumers viewing homosexuality through pornography’s lens of sexual liberalism). Results of all three studies aligned with the latter explanation. The present study evaluated whether the findings from these studies were replicable in the current U.S. sociocultural climate. No evidence of attitudinal reversal was found. Pornography use still directly predicted moral acceptance of homosexuality and support for same-sex marriage and indirectly predicted these outcomes via a more nontraditional attitude toward sex. Pornography use was neither directly nor indirectly related to attitudes toward civil liberties for gay persons in the more recent data, however. Additionally, contrary to the earlier findings, associations were unmoderated by education, sex, and ethnicity. Possible reasons for these discrepant results are discussed and the limitations to causal inference posed by correlational data are emphasized.

摘要

大约十年前，赖特及其同事发表了三项研究，探讨美国异性恋成年人对同性恋的态度与色情消费之间关系的性质。采用“效果”的观点（同时承认他们的数据的非实验性质），他们认为色情使用可能导致更多的敌对态度（消费者通过色情的传统阳刚之气看待同性恋）或接受态度（消费者通过色情作品的性自由主义镜头）。所有三项研究的结果都与后一种解释一致。本研究评估了这些研究的结果是否可在当前的美国社会文化环境中复制。没有发现态度转变的证据。色情使用仍然直接预测对同性恋的道德接受和对同性婚姻的支持，并通过更非传统的性态度间接预测这些结果。然而，在最近的数据中，色情制品的使用既不直接也不间接地与同性恋者对公民自由的态度相关。此外，与早期的研究结果相反，相关性不受教育、性别和种族的影响。讨论了这些差异结果的可能原因，并强调了相关数据对因果推理的限制。然而，在最近的数据中，色情制品的使用既不直接也不间接地与同性恋者对公民自由的态度相关。此外，与早期的研究结果相反，相关性不受教育、性别和种族的影响。讨论了这些差异结果的可能原因，并强调了相关数据对因果推理的限制。然而，在最近的数据中，色情制品的使用既不直接也不间接地与同性恋者对公民自由的态度相关。此外，与早期的研究结果相反，相关性不受教育、性别和种族的影响。讨论了这些差异结果的可能原因，并强调了相关数据对因果推理的限制。