Journal article
Homophobia: An Impulsive Attraction to the Same Sex? Evidence From Eye-Tracking Data in a Picture-Viewing Task.
- Cheval B Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: boris.cheval@unige.ch.
- Radel R Univ. Nice Sophia-Antipolis, LAMHESS Laboratory (EA6309), 06205 Nice, France.
- Grob E Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Distance Learning University Switzerland, Brig, Switzerland.
- Ghisletta P Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Distance Learning University Switzerland, Brig, Switzerland.
- Bianchi-Demicheli F Sexual Medicine Unit, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Chanal J Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Distance Learning University Switzerland, Brig, Switzerland.
- 2016-03-24
Published in:
- The journal of sexual medicine. - 2016
Eye-Tracking
Homophobia
Impulsive Approach Tendencies
Viewing-Time
Adult
Arousal
Cues
Face
Female
Gender Identity
Heterosexuality
Homophobia
Humans
Male
Recognition, Psychology
Visual Perception
Young Adult
English
INTRODUCTION
Some models suggest that homophobia can be explained as a denied attraction toward same-sex individuals. While it has been found that homophobic men have same-sex attraction, these results are not consistent.
AIM
This study drew on the dual-process models to test the assumption that sexual interest in homosexual cues among men high in homophobia will depend on their specific impulses toward homosexual-related stimuli.
METHODS
Heterosexual men (N = 38) first completed a scale measuring their level of homonegativity. Then, they performed a manikin task to evaluate their impulsive approach tendencies toward homosexual stimuli (IAHS).
MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES
A picture-viewing task was performed with simultaneous eye-tracking recording to assess participants' viewing time of the visual area of interest (i.e., face and body).
RESULTS
IAHS positively predicted the viewing time of homosexual photographs among men with a high score of homonegativity. Men with a high homonegativity score looked significantly longer at homosexual than at heterosexual photographs but only when they had a high IAHS.
CONCLUSION
These findings confirm the importance of considering the variability in impulsive processes to understand why some (but not all) men high in homophobia have homosexual interest. These findings reinforce the theoretical basis for elaborating a dual-process model for behaviors in the sexual context.
Some models suggest that homophobia can be explained as a denied attraction toward same-sex individuals. While it has been found that homophobic men have same-sex attraction, these results are not consistent.
AIM
This study drew on the dual-process models to test the assumption that sexual interest in homosexual cues among men high in homophobia will depend on their specific impulses toward homosexual-related stimuli.
METHODS
Heterosexual men (N = 38) first completed a scale measuring their level of homonegativity. Then, they performed a manikin task to evaluate their impulsive approach tendencies toward homosexual stimuli (IAHS).
MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES
A picture-viewing task was performed with simultaneous eye-tracking recording to assess participants' viewing time of the visual area of interest (i.e., face and body).
RESULTS
IAHS positively predicted the viewing time of homosexual photographs among men with a high score of homonegativity. Men with a high homonegativity score looked significantly longer at homosexual than at heterosexual photographs but only when they had a high IAHS.
CONCLUSION
These findings confirm the importance of considering the variability in impulsive processes to understand why some (but not all) men high in homophobia have homosexual interest. These findings reinforce the theoretical basis for elaborating a dual-process model for behaviors in the sexual context.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.02.165
- PMID 27006197
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/232426
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