School of Psychology, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China.
Evol Psychol. 2023 Oct-Dec;21(4):14747049231207612. doi: 10.1177/14747049231207612.
Gender role attitudes refer to attitudes toward the appropriate roles, rights, and responsibilities of men and women in society. Evidence indicates that individuals with traditional gender role attitudes tend to prefer mates with sex-typical opposite-sex characteristics in heterosexual men and women. This study examined whether gender role attitudes were associated with vocal masculinity preference in gay men in China. Five hundred and sixty-seven participants aged between 16 and 49 years completed the vocal masculinity preference (voice pitch and vocal tract length; VTLs) and gender role attitudes scale. The results indicated that gay men generally preferred masculine voices (lower voice pitch and longer VTLs) and gender role attitudes were positively correlated with preferences for masculine cues in the voices of men. While individuals indicating an affinity with traditional gender roles exhibited stronger preferences for feminine voices, which were inconsistent with the present hypotheses. The results help us understand the role of traditional gender beliefs in the mate preferences of gay men in China. Furthermore, based on the results, understanding one's gender-role attitudes can help cultivate more diversified criteria for mate selection and facilitate gay men in better choosing suitable mates. Future longitudinal studies should examine the relationship between gender role attitudes and masculine preference changes over time. Whether this relationship differs in the different sexual roles of gay men should also be explored.
性别角色态度是指人们对社会中男性和女性适当角色、权利和责任的态度。有证据表明，具有传统性别角色态度的个体往往倾向于在异性恋男性和女性中选择具有典型异性性别特征的伴侣。本研究考察了性别角色态度是否与中国男同性恋者对男性声音的阳刚之气偏好有关。567 名年龄在 16 岁至 49 岁之间的参与者完成了声音阳刚之气偏好（音高和声道长度；VTL）和性别角色态度量表。结果表明，男同性恋者通常更喜欢男性化的声音（更低的音高和更长的 VTL），并且性别角色态度与对男性声音中阳刚之气线索的偏好呈正相关。尽管表现出对传统性别角色亲和力的个体表现出对女性化声音的更强偏好，但这与本研究的假设不一致。研究结果有助于我们理解传统性别观念在男同性恋者择偶偏好中的作用。此外，基于研究结果，了解一个人的性别角色态度可以帮助培养更多元化的择偶标准，帮助男同性恋者更好地选择合适的伴侣。未来的纵向研究应该考察性别角色态度和男性化偏好随时间变化的关系。这种关系是否在男同性恋者的不同性角色中有所不同，也应该进行探讨。
