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Novel explanations for misogynistic attitudes in society : a relational examination using psychological factors extracted from Incel communities.

Morssinkhof, Ming (2021) Novel explanations for misogynistic attitudes in society : a relational examination using psychological factors extracted from Incel communities.

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Abstract:Previous studies on why sexist and misogynistic views are shaped and sustained in society found frustrated mating needs and sexual entitlement to play important roles, but the established variables social dominance orientation (SDO), right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) and system justification (SJ) were not accounted for. This paper aims to build on previous research by examining novel explanations for the shaping of misogynistic views in society based on the trends, discourse, and characteristics observed within the women-unfriendly communities of Incels. From this group, the factors frustrated mating needs, sexual entitlement, low self-perceived mate value, and feelings of social isolation are hypothesized to predict misogynistic attitudes. An online self-report survey was developed to gather data in a sample of 114 men and women. The results of the multiple regression analyses showed that respondents who have higher feelings of sexual entitlement are more likely to endorse misogyny, above and beyond control variables of social dominance orientation (SDO), right-wing authoritarianism (RWA), and system justification (SJ). The present study contributes to the field of social psychology literature by suggesting a novel, individual-level (other than attitudinal) factor to the explanations of misogynistic attitudes.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:71 sociology, 77 psychology
Programme:Psychology BSc (56604)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/85551
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