As expected in the initial model,
benevolent sexism mediated between the femininity personality trait and male assertiveness as well as between the femininity trait and male dominance.
Results indicate that
benevolent sexism mediates the relationship between hostile sexism and male dominance.
Not exact matches
As mentioned earlier, although the association between hostile and
benevolent sexism and gender stereotypes in romantic relationships — specifically male dominance and male assertiveness factors — is demonstrated in some studies (e.g., Sakallı & Curun, 2001), no research has yet investigated the potential
mediating effect of ambivalent
sexism on sex role orientation and gender stereotypes.
Unexpectedly, hostile
sexism only
mediated between the masculinity personality trait and
benevolent sexism.
The present study examined the
mediating effects of ambivalent
sexism (hostile and
benevolent) in the relationship between sex role orientation (masculinity and femininity) and gender stereotypes (dominance and assertiveness) in college students.
Despite these limitations, this study is the first to investigate the
mediating effect of ambivalent
sexism (hostile and
benevolent) between sex role orientation (masculine and feminine) and gender stereotypes (dominance and assertiveness) in romantic relationships.
Hostile
sexism was
mediated only between the masculine personality trait and
benevolent sexism.
Benevolent sexism also
mediates femininity and male dominance, as well as femininity and male assertiveness.