Influence of early romantic relationships on adolescents' sexism

  1. Montañés Muro, Pilar 1
  2. López Megías, Jesús
  3. Lemus Martín, Soledad de
  4. Moya Morales, Miguel C. 2
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

  2. 2 Universidad de Granada
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    Universidad de Granada

    Granada, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04njjy449

Revue:
International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social

ISSN: 0213-4748,  1579-3680

Année de publication: 2015

Volumen: 30

Número: 2

Pages: 219-240

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1080/21711976.2015.1016756 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

D'autres publications dans: International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social

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Résumé

The aim of this study was to analyse the influence of romantic relationships on adolescents� sexism. We primed some of the participants with their past and/or present relationship experiences before assessing their sexism. A sample of 130 adolescents (67 boys and 63 girls) from Spanish high schools participated in the study. Half of them were asked to report on their relationship experience first before responding to an ambivalent sexism inventory. The other half of the sample responded first to the sexism inventory and then reported on their relationship experience. The results of this study showed that when participants� relationship experiences were primed, they reported higher endorsement of sexist beliefs: boys reported higher BS and HS, whereas girls reported higher BS.

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