Can agentic messages help? Linguistic strategies to counteract voice-based sexual orientation discrimination

IF 3.2 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

British Journal of Social Psychology Pub Date : 2024-03-07 DOI:10.1111/bjso.12739

Fabio Fasoli, Magdalena Formanowicz

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Abstract

Gay men who believe to sound ‘gay’ expect to be discriminated against because of their voices and gay-sounding men are discriminated against in the hiring process. We examined whether uttering an agency-based message decreased discrimination expectancy and enactment. In Study 1a (N = 256; gay and bisexual men) and Study 1b (N = 216; gay men), speakers uttered agentic (vs. neutral) messages. We assessed their self-perception as gay sounding, agency self-attribution and discrimination expectancy. Uttering agentic (vs. neutral) messages made the speakers self-perceive as more agentic and this decreased discrimination expectancy. Additionally, self-perception as gay sounding predicted discrimination expectancy. In Study 2 (N = 466), heterosexual participants listened to gay- and straight-sounding speakers uttering either neutral or agentic messages and rated them in terms of agency and employability. Gay-sounding speakers uttering agentic messages were less likely to be discriminated against than when uttering neutral messages. Results show the positive impact of linguistic strategies involving agentic messages to reduce discrimination expectancy and hiring biases.

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代理信息能提供帮助吗？抵制基于声音的性取向歧视的语言策略。

认为自己声音听起来像 "同性恋 "的男同性恋者会因为自己的声音而受到歧视，而听起来像同性恋的男性在招聘过程中也会受到歧视。我们研究了说出基于代理的信息是否会减少歧视预期和歧视行为。在研究 1a（N = 256；男同性恋者和双性恋者）和研究 1b（N = 216；男同性恋者）中，说话者说出了代理（与中性）信息。我们评估了他们作为同性恋者的自我认知、代理自我归因和歧视预期。说出代理（与中性）信息使说话者自我感觉更像代理，从而降低了歧视预期。此外，自我认知为同性恋声音也会预测歧视预期。在研究 2（N = 466）中，异性恋参与者聆听了同性恋和异性恋发言人发表的中性或代理信息，并对他们的代理能力和就业能力进行了评分。与说中性信息的人相比，说同性恋信息的人受到歧视的可能性更小。结果表明，涉及代理信息的语言策略对减少歧视预期和雇用偏见有积极影响。

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British Journal of Social Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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