Di Battista Silvia, Paolini Daniele, Mongelli Lucia, Pivetti Monica
University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy.
University IUL, Florence, Italy.
Eur J Psychol. 2022 Nov 30;18(4):464-475. doi: 10.5964/ejop.7243. eCollection 2022 Nov.
Research found that those who believe sexual orientation is inborn have generally positive attitudes toward gay men and lesbian women. However, other studies have also found that these beliefs could include negative eugenic ideas. This study aims to investigate the role of people's beliefs about the aetiology of sexual orientation in attitudes toward adoption for both gay and lesbian couples in Italy. We hypothesized that this relationship would be mediated by sexual prejudice. To test the predictions, 256 Italian heterosexual participants were asked to answer questions on a scale about their beliefs regarding the aetiology of sexual orientation, sexual prejudice, and attitudes toward adoption by same-sex couples. Results confirmed that the relationship between aetiology beliefs and support for adoption by gay and lesbian couples was fully mediated by sexual prejudice. These results suggest that the belief that sexual orientation is controllable may serve to justify one's prejudice and, in turn, result in a lower support for same-sex couples' adoption.
研究发现，那些认为性取向是天生的人通常对男同性恋者和女同性恋者持有积极态度。然而，其他研究也发现，这些观念可能包含负面的优生学思想。本研究旨在调查人们对性取向病因的看法在意大利对同性恋伴侣收养态度中的作用。我们假设这种关系将由性偏见介导。为了检验这些预测，256名意大利异性恋参与者被要求在一个量表上回答关于他们对性取向病因、性偏见以及对同性伴侣收养态度的问题。结果证实，病因观念与对同性恋伴侣收养的支持之间的关系完全由性偏见介导。这些结果表明，认为性取向是可控的观念可能会为一个人的偏见提供正当理由，进而导致对同性伴侣收养的支持率降低。
