Departments of Psychology and Women's Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Department of Psychology, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, California, USA.
J Homosex. 2020 May 11;67(6):740-767. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2018.1557955. Epub 2019 Jan 18.
Heteronormativity is a culturally embedded system defining acceptable identities and behaviors in romantic relationships. Recent literature has suggested that heteronormativity is strongly associated with political attitudes, personality characteristics such as tolerance of ambiguity, and key demographic variables such as gender and sexual orientation. However, interactions between gender and other factors have not been thoroughly explored as predictors of heteronormative attitude and beliefs. The current study ( = 306) expands the understanding of predictors of heteronormativity, particularly as they interact with gender. In the current study, higher education was associated with lower heteronormativity among women, but not among men, and expressiveness was associated with lower heteronormativity among men, but not among women. Finally, a 3-way interaction showed that the relationship between education and heteronormativity for men (but not women) depended on trait expressiveness. Future studies are recommended, including observation of changes in heteronormativity over time and exploration of mechanisms that reinforce or reduce heteronormativity.
异性恋规范是一种文化嵌入系统，定义了浪漫关系中可接受的身份和行为。最近的文献表明，异性恋规范与政治态度、人格特征（如对模糊性的容忍度）以及关键人口统计学变量（如性别和性取向）密切相关。然而，性别与其他因素之间的相互作用作为异性恋态度和信仰的预测因素尚未得到充分探讨。本研究（n=306）扩展了对异性恋规范预测因素的理解，特别是当它们与性别相互作用时。在本研究中，较高的教育水平与女性的异性恋规范程度较低有关，但与男性无关，而表达力与男性的异性恋规范程度较低有关，但与女性无关。最后，一个 3 路交互作用表明，教育与男性（而非女性）异性恋规范之间的关系取决于特质表达力。建议进行未来的研究，包括观察随着时间的推移异性恋规范的变化，以及探索强化或减少异性恋规范的机制。
