期刊
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE
卷 12, 期 5, 页码 731-740出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1948550620937188
关键词
gender binary; gender; sex binary; nonbinary; gender identification; need for closure
资金
- European Commission [725128]
- Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare [2017-00414]
This research investigates the psychological mechanisms underlying resistance to change around binary systems of gender/sex in the Western world. The findings reveal that gender identification and need for closure are associated with binary views of gender/sex, prejudice against nonbinary people, and opposition to the use of gender-neutral pronouns.
In the Western world, gender/sex is traditionally viewed as binary, with people falling into one of two categories: male or female. This view of gender/sex has started to change, triggering some resistance. This research investigates psychological mechanisms underlying that resistance. Study 1 (N= 489, UK) explored the role of individual gender identification in defense of, and attempts to reinforce, the gender/sex binary. Study 2 (N= 415, Sweden) further considered the role of individual differences in need for closure. Both gender identification and need for closure were associated with binary views of gender/sex, prejudice against nonbinary people, and opposition to the use of gender-neutral pronouns. Policies that aim to abolish gender/sex categories, but not policies that advocate for a third gender/sex category, were seen as particularly unfair among people high in gender identification. These findings are an important step in understanding the psychology of resistance to change around binary systems of gender/sex.
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