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“Get Away From Me!”: Implicit and Explicit Transphobia in Swedish-speaking Men

Juge, George LU (2014) PSYP01 20132
Department of Psychology
Abstract
This study aimed to measure implicit and explicit prejudice towards transpeople among Swedish-speaking men. A new picture IAT (Implicit Association Test) was created in a pilot study to measure implicit attitudes towards gender transgressing males. In the main study, 66 male participants were divided into control and experimental groups. The manipulation consisted of two different gender presentations on the part of the (male) researcher: gender normative presentation in the control condition and gender transgressing presentation in the experimental condition. Participants completed the picture IAT, along with explicit measures of transphobia and male role norm endorsement. Two measures of implicit prejudice (disgust and avoidance) were... (More)
This study aimed to measure implicit and explicit prejudice towards transpeople among Swedish-speaking men. A new picture IAT (Implicit Association Test) was created in a pilot study to measure implicit attitudes towards gender transgressing males. In the main study, 66 male participants were divided into control and experimental groups. The manipulation consisted of two different gender presentations on the part of the (male) researcher: gender normative presentation in the control condition and gender transgressing presentation in the experimental condition. Participants completed the picture IAT, along with explicit measures of transphobia and male role norm endorsement. Two measures of implicit prejudice (disgust and avoidance) were surreptitiously taken. It was hypothesized that group means would differ on measures of implicit and explicit transphobia, and that participants in the experimental group would show greater disgust and avoidance. Mean score differences between groups reached significance on the measure of explicit attitudes and approached significance on implicit attitudes. After accounting for male role norm endorsement, between-group differences no longer reached statistical significance for either measure. Significant effects of the manipulation were found on the disgust measure but not on the avoidance measure. Findings are discussed in light of relevant theory and future directions recommended. (Less)
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author
Juge, George LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSYP01 20132
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
attitudes, prejudice, transphobia, implicit, gender, masculinity
language
English
id
4254865
date added to LUP
2014-01-27 12:11:58
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2014-01-27 12:11:58
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  abstract     = {{This study aimed to measure implicit and explicit prejudice towards transpeople among Swedish-speaking men. A new picture IAT (Implicit Association Test) was created in a pilot study to measure implicit attitudes towards gender transgressing males. In the main study, 66 male participants were divided into control and experimental groups. The manipulation consisted of two different gender presentations on the part of the (male) researcher: gender normative presentation in the control condition and gender transgressing presentation in the experimental condition. Participants completed the picture IAT, along with explicit measures of transphobia and male role norm endorsement. Two measures of implicit prejudice (disgust and avoidance) were surreptitiously taken. It was hypothesized that group means would differ on measures of implicit and explicit transphobia, and that participants in the experimental group would show greater disgust and avoidance. Mean score differences between groups reached significance on the measure of explicit attitudes and approached significance on implicit attitudes. After accounting for male role norm endorsement, between-group differences no longer reached statistical significance for either measure. Significant effects of the manipulation were found on the disgust measure but not on the avoidance measure. Findings are discussed in light of relevant theory and future directions recommended.}},
  author       = {{Juge, George}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{“Get Away From Me!”: Implicit and Explicit Transphobia in Swedish-speaking Men}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}