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10-07-2021 | Empirical Research

Adolescents’ Judgment of Homophobic Name-Calling: The Role of Peer/Friend Context and Emotional Response

Auteurs: Yueyao Wang, Christopher Marosi, Megan Edgin, Stacey S. Horn

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 10/2021

Abstract

Adolescents use some types of homophobic language (e.g., “that’s so gay”) as a form of banter, while other types are directly targeted as an intentional insult (e.g., calling someone a “fag, dyke, homo”). Little research has investigated adolescents’ use and judgments about these types of homophobic language and whether judgments differ if they are used among friends or directed toward non-friend peers. This study investigated how relationship context and victim’s (N = 477, M_age = 14.7, SD = 1.63) emotional responses related to judgments about anti-gay banter and homophobic name-calling. Adolescents evaluated homophobic name-calling as more wrong than anti-gay banter. While adolescents’ evaluations of homophobic name-calling did not differ based on relationship context, adolescents did differentiate between anti-gay banter perpetrated by a friend vs. a peer. Further, emotional responses mediated these relationships in the anti-gay banter situation. These results suggest that adolescents’ judgments about homophobic language are related to the relationship context and the type of homophobic language used.

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Titel: Adolescents’ Judgment of Homophobic Name-Calling: The Role of Peer/Friend Context and Emotional Response
Auteurs: Yueyao Wang
Christopher Marosi
Megan Edgin
Stacey S. Horn
Publicatiedatum: 10-07-2021
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 10/2021
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01470-8

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