LGBTQ+ conspiracy beliefs and collective actions: Factors and processes that (de)motivate support for LGBTQ+ equality

IF 1.8 4区社会学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2025-02-15 DOI:10.1111/asap.70001

Valeria De Cristofaro, Mirco Costacurta, Valerio Pellegrini, Mauro Giacomantonio, Marco Salvati

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Recent times are characterized by increased participation in collective action that either supports or opposes greater equality for LGBTQ+ individuals. In this research, we focus on the Italian context, where both forms of collective action are highly present, and examine the role of LGBTQ+ conspiracy beliefs (i.e., beliefs that a powerful LGBTQ+ lobby exist that operates secretly to pursue its plans against cis-heterosexual people and spread homosexuality in society) in (de)motivating heterosexual cisgender individuals’ mobilization. We conducted two correlational studies (N = 1266) and tested whether participants who endorse LGBTQ+ conspiracy beliefs would be less motivated to mobilize in support of LGBTQ+ rights, through decreased identification with LGBTQ+ people, lower anger for LGBTQ+ inequality, and lower group efficacy to achieve LGBTQ+ equality (Studies 1 and 2). In addition, we tested whether participants who endorse LGBTQ+ conspiracy beliefs would be more motivated to mobilize against LGBTQ+ rights, through increased identification with heterosexual people, higher anger for LGBTQ+ equality, and higher group efficacy to contrast LGBTQ+ equality (Study 2). Results of mediation analyses supported these predictions, indicating conspiracy beliefs about the LGBTQ+ community as a social-cognitive obstacle to the achievement of LGBTQ+ equality. Implications, limitations, and future research directions are discussed.

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LGBTQ+阴谋信仰和集体行动：推动支持LGBTQ+平等的因素和过程

最近的特点是越来越多的人参与到支持或反对LGBTQ+个人更大程度平等的集体行动中来。在这项研究中，我们将重点放在意大利的背景下，这两种形式的集体行动都高度存在，并研究LGBTQ+阴谋信仰（即认为存在一个强大的LGBTQ+游说团体，秘密运作，以追求其针对顺性异性恋者的计划，并在社会中传播同性恋）在激发异性恋顺性个体动员中的作用。我们进行了两项相关研究（N = 1266），并通过降低对LGBTQ+人群的认同、降低对LGBTQ+不平等的愤怒、降低实现LGBTQ+平等的群体效能（研究1和研究2），测试了支持LGBTQ+阴谋信仰的参与者是否会更有动力动员起来反对LGBTQ+权利。通过增加对异性恋者的认同，对LGBTQ+平等的更高愤怒，以及对LGBTQ+平等的更高群体效能（研究2）。中介分析结果支持这些预测，表明关于LGBTQ+社区的阴谋信念是实现LGBTQ+平等的社会认知障碍。讨论了研究的意义、局限性和未来的研究方向。

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期刊介绍： Recent articles in ASAP have examined social psychological methods in the study of economic and social justice including ageism, heterosexism, racism, sexism, status quo bias and other forms of discrimination, social problems such as climate change, extremism, homelessness, inter-group conflict, natural disasters, poverty, and terrorism, and social ideals such as democracy, empowerment, equality, health, and trust.