Prospects of implicit measures in assessment of defensive function of explicit homophobia in heterosexuals
Abstract
Some authors state that one of the functions of explicit homophobia is defensive, and that it has roots in latent attraction towards same sex. Large body of evidence suggests that implicit techniques enable assessment of those cognitions hidden from conscious awareness. Sample of 277 heterosexuals completed several implicit (Implicit Association Test-IAT and Affective Priming-AP) and explicit measures of attitude (Test of homophobia and Connotative differential). Multi-group SEM analysis was done to investigate cross-sample stability of the model postulating influence of IAT and AP factors on latent explicit factor. Analyses suggest that both in males and females IAT latent factor predicts negative explicit attitude. Results revealed that explicit homophobia is related to implicit, negative attitude toward homosexuals and not to implicit attraction towards same sex.
Keywords:
Implicit Association Test / explicit homophobia / defensive function / Affective PrimingSource:
Psihologija, 2015, 48, 1, 79-95Publisher:
- Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd
Funding / projects:
- Identification, measurement and development of the cognitive and emotional competences important for a Europe-oriented society (RS-179018)
- Fundamental cognitive processes and functions (RS-179033)
DOI: 10.2298/psi1501079l
ISSN: 0048-5705
WoS: 000351642800006
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84929073991
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Psihologija / PsychologyTY - JOUR AU - Lazarević, Ljiljana AU - Orlić, Ana AU - Knežević, Goran PY - 2015 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2065 AB - Some authors state that one of the functions of explicit homophobia is defensive, and that it has roots in latent attraction towards same sex. Large body of evidence suggests that implicit techniques enable assessment of those cognitions hidden from conscious awareness. Sample of 277 heterosexuals completed several implicit (Implicit Association Test-IAT and Affective Priming-AP) and explicit measures of attitude (Test of homophobia and Connotative differential). Multi-group SEM analysis was done to investigate cross-sample stability of the model postulating influence of IAT and AP factors on latent explicit factor. Analyses suggest that both in males and females IAT latent factor predicts negative explicit attitude. Results revealed that explicit homophobia is related to implicit, negative attitude toward homosexuals and not to implicit attraction towards same sex. PB - Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd T2 - Psihologija T1 - Prospects of implicit measures in assessment of defensive function of explicit homophobia in heterosexuals EP - 95 IS - 1 SP - 79 VL - 48 DO - 10.2298/psi1501079l ER -
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Lazarević, L., Orlić, A.,& Knežević, G.. (2015). Prospects of implicit measures in assessment of defensive function of explicit homophobia in heterosexuals. in Psihologija Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd., 48(1), 79-95. https://doi.org/10.2298/psi1501079l
Lazarević L, Orlić A, Knežević G. Prospects of implicit measures in assessment of defensive function of explicit homophobia in heterosexuals. in Psihologija. 2015;48(1):79-95. doi:10.2298/psi1501079l .
Lazarević, Ljiljana, Orlić, Ana, Knežević, Goran, "Prospects of implicit measures in assessment of defensive function of explicit homophobia in heterosexuals" in Psihologija, 48, no. 1 (2015):79-95, https://doi.org/10.2298/psi1501079l . .