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The study examines the impact of hostile and benevolent sexism on attitudes toward public versus private breastfeeding. According to ambivalent sexism theory, we hypothesized that hostile sexism would result in disapproval of public breastfeeding, while benevolent sexism would be linked to approval of private breastfeeding. A sample of 4,143 German adults completed questionnaires about their attitudes toward public breastfeeding, including general approval, acceptance of breastfeeding in different settings, and evaluative reactions to mothers breastfeeding in public. The results showed that the view of public breastfeeding was generally positive. Hostile sexism was consistently associated with opposition to breastfeeding, regardless of location. Contrary to expectations, benevolent sexism was negatively related to breastfeeding in private and public settings. These results emphasize the importance of addressing sexist beliefs to reduce prejudice and stigmatization of breastfeeding women.
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Since John Dewey and Carl Murchison founded it in 1929, The Journal of Social Psychology has published original empirical research in all areas of basic and applied social psychology. Most articles report laboratory or field research in core areas of social and organizational psychology including the self, attribution theory, attitudes, social influence, consumer behavior, decision making, groups and teams, sterotypes and discrimination, interpersonal attraction, prosocial behavior, aggression, organizational behavior, leadership, and cross-cultural studies. Academic experts review all articles to ensure that they meet high standards.
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