PS-02-011 Sexism and sexual dysfunctional beliefs: exploring the association with sexual and relational satisfaction

The objective of the present study is to explore
the correlation between these attitudes and levels of sexism, social
homophobia and internalized sexual stigma.
Methods: The participants were 826 (534 F, 292 M), aged
between 17 and 70. 59,8% defined him/her-self as “exclusively
heterosexual”, 29,2% as “exclusively homosexual” and 11% as
“bisexual”. The following tests have been administered: Questionnaire
on socio-demographic Information, Ambivalent Sexism
Inventory; Measure of Internalized Sexual Stigma for Lesbians
and Gays; Modern Homophobia Scale, The Katuzny Same-sex
Marriage Scale; D’Amore and Green Same-sex Parenting Scale.
Results: Positive correlations have been found between: sexism
and homophobia (r ¼ .378; p < .01) and sexism and internalized
sexual stigma (r ¼ .320; p < .01). Male subjects obtained higher
scores in sexism (F(1,559) ¼ 15,555; p < .01) and homophobia
(F(1,559) ¼ 44,977; p < .01). Heterosexuals were significantly
less favorable regarding gay and lesbian marriage (F(1,821) ¼
96,936; p < .05) and parenthood (F(1,821) ¼ 84,260; p < .05)
compared to the non-heterosexuals. Heterosexual males were the
most unfavorable towards parenting (F(1,821) ¼ 4,786; p < .05).
Conclusion: The results offer a contribute to scientific research
which still has significant gaps regarding the attitude-associated
variables towards marriage and parenting between people of the
same gender. Sexual education at schools and clinic supervision
interventions should take these evidences into account.
Policy of full disclosure: None.