1Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2014 May;40(5):633-45. doi: 10.1177/0146167214521467. Epub 2014 Feb 5.
Recent research has demonstrated that concerns about being misidentified as gay or lesbian lead to the avoidance of gay men and lesbians. Because being misidentified as gay/lesbian can result in the loss of heterosexual people's mating opportunities, we predicted that the activation of mating motives would heighten concerns among some heterosexuals about being misidentified as gay/lesbian. To combat such misidentification, we argued that heterosexuals would express antipathy toward and avoid contact with gay/lesbian people. Consistent with predictions, the activation of mating motives led heterosexuals who were generally concerned about misclassification as gay/lesbian to denigrate (Study 1) and avoid (Study 2) gay/lesbian people. Activating mating motives increased heterosexual participants' concerns about being misclassified, which in turn heightened interest in avoiding gay/lesbian people (Study 3). These findings indicate that, although the motivation to find a romantic partner can have positive implications, it can contribute to negative responses to gay/lesbian people.
最近的研究表明，担心被误认为是同性恋会导致人们回避男同性恋者和女同性恋者。因为被误认为是同性恋/女同性恋可能会导致异性恋者失去交配机会，我们预测，交配动机的激活会增加一些异性恋者对被误认为同性恋/女同性恋的担忧。为了避免这种误解，我们认为异性恋者会对同性恋/女同性恋者表示反感并避免与他们接触。与预测一致，交配动机的激活导致那些通常担心被错误分类为同性恋/女同性恋的异性恋者贬低（研究 1）和回避（研究 2）同性恋/女同性恋者。激活交配动机增加了异性恋者对被错误分类的担忧，这反过来又增加了他们对回避同性恋/女同性恋者的兴趣（研究 3）。这些发现表明，尽管寻找浪漫伴侣的动机可能有积极的影响，但它也可能导致对同性恋/女同性恋者的负面反应。
