INVESTIGATING MINDFULNESS AS A MODERATOR OF THE CONGRUENCE BETWEEN EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT ATTITUDES OF HETEROSEXUAL MEN REGARDING HETEROSEXUALITY, HOMOSEXUALITY, AND BISEXUALITY

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Althou gh some researchers have used implicit measures to investigate sexual orientation attitudes, very few have used the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) , which has been shown to be very difficult for participants to provide fake results . This study investigated self-identified... Show moreAlthou gh some researchers have used implicit measures to investigate sexual orientation attitudes, very few have used the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) , which has been shown to be very difficult for participants to provide fake results . This study investigated self-identified heterosexual male college students' explicit and implicit attitudes regarding the acceptability of heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual people. Explicit measures includ ed the Modem Homonegativity Scale, Attitudes Regardin g Bisexuality Scale, Homonegati vity Scale, and the Collective Self-Esteem Scale. The impli cit measure was the IRAP. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed no statistically significant differences among explicit attitud es or implicit attitudes. Acceptability rankings based on the explicit measures were, from most to least, hetero sexual person, bisexual woman, bisexual man, lesbian, and gay man. In contrast, acceptability rankings based on the IRAP were heterosexual man, heterosexu al woman, gay man, bisexual man, bisexual woman, and lesbian. Mindfulness, measured using the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, was investigated as a moderator between explicit and implicit attitudes. The moderation analysis was not statistically significant; however, mindfulness was related to attitudes toward bisexual people. Specifically, describin g thoughts and feelings was negati vely associated with negati ve attitudes toward bisexual people. This study adds to the literature by expanding the young research areas of bisexuality, implicit attitude s, and mindfulness, specifically the relationship between describing and attitudes toward bisexual people.
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Department

PSYCH / Institute of Psychology

Title

INVESTIGATING MINDFULNESS AS A MODERATOR OF THE CONGRUENCE BETWEEN EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT ATTITUDES OF HETEROSEXUAL MEN REGARDING HETEROSEXUALITY, HOMOSEXUALITY, AND BISEXUALITY

Institution

Illinois Institute of Technology

Creator(s)

Unis, Barry J.

Advisor(s)

Schleser, Robert

Date

2014
2014-12

Description

Althou gh some researchers have used implicit measures to investigate sexual orientation attitudes, very few have used the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) , which has been shown to... Show moreAlthou gh some researchers have used implicit measures to investigate sexual orientation attitudes, very few have used the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) , which has been shown to be very difficult for participants to provide fake results . This study investigated self-identified heterosexual male college students' explicit and implicit attitudes regarding the acceptability of heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual people. Explicit measures includ ed the Modem Homonegativity Scale, Attitudes Regardin g Bisexuality Scale, Homonegati vity Scale, and the Collective Self-Esteem Scale. The impli cit measure was the IRAP. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed no statistically significant differences among explicit attitud es or implicit attitudes. Acceptability rankings based on the explicit measures were, from most to least, hetero sexual person, bisexual woman, bisexual man, lesbian, and gay man. In contrast, acceptability rankings based on the IRAP were heterosexual man, heterosexu al woman, gay man, bisexual man, bisexual woman, and lesbian. Mindfulness, measured using the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, was investigated as a moderator between explicit and implicit attitudes. The moderation analysis was not statistically significant; however, mindfulness was related to attitudes toward bisexual people. Specifically, describin g thoughts and feelings was negati vely associated with negati ve attitudes toward bisexual people. This study adds to the literature by expanding the young research areas of bisexuality, implicit attitude s, and mindfulness, specifically the relationship between describing and attitudes toward bisexual people. Show less

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