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Nothing neutral about belonging: The language and imagery that help and hinder Swiss LGBTQ+ Christians’ feelings of acceptance within churches

IF 1.8 4区社会学

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.1111/asap.70005

Juan Carlos Hugues, Steven V. Rouse, Joël Billieux

{"title":"Nothing neutral about belonging: The language and imagery that help and hinder Swiss LGBTQ+ Christians’ feelings of acceptance within churches","authors":"Juan Carlos Hugues, Steven V. Rouse, Joël Billieux","doi":"10.1111/asap.70005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.70005","url":null,"abstract":"While much research on churches and the LGBTQ+ communities has been done in North America, little research has focused on this topic in Europe. Since 71% of European LGBTQ+ respondents agreed that better acceptance by religious leaders would allow them to live more comfortably as LGBTQ+ people, we investigated the types of messages and imagery that help and hinder Swiss LGBTQ+ Christians’ feelings of acceptance within churches. We also investigated the impact this content had on the feelings of acceptance of Swiss straight Christians. We found that when LGBTQ+ Christians were presented with affirming church messages and imagery, they felt significantly more accepted. Conversely, LGBTQ+ Christians who were presented with non-affirming church messages and imagery felt significantly less accepted. Straight Christians did not evidence significantly more or less feelings of acceptance in either condition, demonstrating affirming church messages and imagery serve as identity safety cues that help LGBTQ+ Christians the most without excluding straight Christians. In a context like Switzerland, where certain churches can be public institutions, institutional churches should consider the impact their messages and imagery have on LGBTQ+ Christians, and the broader LGBTQ+ communities, to cultivate a space of belonging for all.","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143778225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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“They are fat and want special treatment for being fat”: Backlash to and lay theories of fat activism

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Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.1111/asap.70006

Flora Oswald, Minh Duc Pham, R. J. Harr, Alexandra Garr-Schultz, Kimberly E. Chaney

{"title":"“They are fat and want special treatment for being fat”: Backlash to and lay theories of fat activism","authors":"Flora Oswald, Minh Duc Pham, R. J. Harr, Alexandra Garr-Schultz, Kimberly E. Chaney","doi":"10.1111/asap.70006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.70006","url":null,"abstract":"Fat activism is a movement that seeks to acknowledge and eliminate the oppression of fat people. The movement and those who participate face significant backlash, yet fat activism is understudied. We sought to understand lay theories about fat activism; that is, how everyday people think about the goals and motivations of fat activism, and people who engage in fat activism, to understand how these perceptions shape support for and backlash toward fat activism. In Study 1 (N = 294), we qualitatively elucidated lay theories of fat activism in a US nationally representative sample. We identified lay theories that both represented neutral or positive perceptions of fat activism (e.g., oriented around increasing rights for fat people) and lay theories that captured more hostile perceptions of and backlash toward fat activism (e.g., enabling unhealthiness). Building on Study 1 findings indicating fat women are characterized as most likely to engage in fat activism, Study 2 (N = 349) manipulated gender (woman, man) and body size (fat, thin) of hypothetical fat activists. Relative to thin people, fat people engaging in fat activism were perceived to have more hostile goals and more experiential and negative motives, and their fat activism was perceived more negatively overall.","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asap.70006","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143778224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Extending the rejection-identification model: The protective role of multiple identities to cope with discrimination for lesbians

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Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI: 10.1111/asap.70004

Yasin Koc, Nele Hausmann

{"title":"Extending the rejection-identification model: The protective role of multiple identities to cope with discrimination for lesbians","authors":"Yasin Koc, Nele Hausmann","doi":"10.1111/asap.70004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.70004","url":null,"abstract":"Discrimination against LGBTQ+ people is pervasive, which puts them at higher risk for mental health problems and lower well-being. To better understand the impact of perceived discrimination on lesbians' well-being and collective action, this study extended the rejection-identification model (RIM) with a multiple-identity approach. Using a sample of lesbians from the United States (N = 258), we conducted a preregistered correlational study where we aimed to test four possible identities of lesbians (i.e., lesbian, LGBTQ+, women, feminist identity) as potential mediators for the links between perceived discrimination, well-being, and collective action. We found support for the simple RIM such that perceived discrimination was related to higher lesbian identification, and in turn lesbian identification was related to higher well-being. Moreover, both lesbian and feminist identification were related to higher collective action. Overall, we recognize the importance of multiple identities for stigmatized groups to protect their well-being and to encourage collective action to better cope with discrimination.","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asap.70004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143726905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Stories of aloneness in childhood

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Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-03 DOI: 10.1111/asap.70003

Rowena Leary, Kathryn Asbury

{"title":"Stories of aloneness in childhood","authors":"Rowena Leary, Kathryn Asbury","doi":"10.1111/asap.70003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.70003","url":null,"abstract":"Loneliness is known to be a major health concern globally. However, although there is a growing body of research on loneliness in adults, it is less studied in children. Further, very few studies have considered the long-term meaning of experiences of being alone in early life for adults. This study explored the construct of aloneness in children using a retrospective design. It asked 70 adults to describe their high and low point stories from childhood. Analysis of the stories using reflective thematic analysis identified four aloneness constructs: emotional loneliness, social loneliness, quasi-existential loneliness, and solitude. Risk and protective factors and related constructs for loneliness in childhood were also identified: home difficulties, life events, peer difficulties, and emotional turmoil; and natural environment, independence, special occasions, and stability. The study provides a framework for a holistic construct of aloneness in childhood, and highlights how developing a strong sense of identity and a positive attitude toward aloneness in early years may help to develop social and policy interventions to boost wellbeing across the lifespan.","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143530428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Together or divided: How collective narcissism versus secure identity are related to solidarity between disadvantaged groups?

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Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2025-02-21 DOI: 10.1111/asap.70002

Irem Eker

{"title":"Together or divided: How collective narcissism versus secure identity are related to solidarity between disadvantaged groups?","authors":"Irem Eker","doi":"10.1111/asap.70002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.70002","url":null,"abstract":"The distinction between collective narcissism and secure identity reflects differences in the nature of social identity. While collective narcissism is a belief that one's in-group is great but under-recognized, secure identity is a modest positive evaluation of the in-group that is not dependent on external validation. In this study, I operationalized these two identities in the context of a disadvantaged group (i.e., women) and examined how each related to intentions for political solidarity with another disadvantaged group (i.e., LGBTQ+) through inclusive victimhood beliefs. I hypothesized that gender narcissism would predict lower intentions for political solidarity, whereas a secure gender identity would predict higher solidarity intentions, with inclusive victimhood mediating both relationships. I tested these hypotheses in one correlational study (N = 737) among women in Turkey. The results revealed that secure gender identity positively predicted political solidarity through inclusive victimhood. In contrast, gender narcissism did not predict political solidarity intentions or inclusive victimhood. These findings suggest that gender narcissism may act as a barrier to solidarity between disadvantaged groups, while a secure gender identity could foster it.Public Significance Statement: This study highlights the importance of identity in shaping political solidarity among disadvantaged groups. The findings indicate that while gender narcissism may hinder solidarity, secure gender identity promotes greater inclusiveness and support for marginalized communities, like LGBTQ+ individuals. These results suggest that fostering secure identities can help build stronger coalitions between disadvantaged groups, which may inform policies aimed at increasing cross-group solidarity and collective action for social change.","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143466107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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

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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

{"title":"LGBTQ+ conspiracy beliefs and collective actions: Factors and processes that (de)motivate support for LGBTQ+ equality","authors":"Valeria De Cristofaro, Mirco Costacurta, Valerio Pellegrini, Mauro Giacomantonio, Marco Salvati","doi":"10.1111/asap.70001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.70001","url":null,"abstract":"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.","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asap.70001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143423818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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When longing goes wrong: Nostalgia can cause a preference for harmful aspects of the past 当憧憬出错时：怀旧可能导致对过去有害方面的偏爱

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Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2025-01-24 DOI: 10.1111/asap.70000

Joris Lammers, Abhay Alaukik, Matthew Baldwin

{"title":"When longing goes wrong: Nostalgia can cause a preference for harmful aspects of the past","authors":"Joris Lammers, Abhay Alaukik, Matthew Baldwin","doi":"10.1111/asap.70000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.70000","url":null,"abstract":"Nostalgia has many benefits for individuals; it can increase meaning, well-being, and belongingness. In contrast, we show in six studies the harmful policy implications of nostalgia. We propose that nostalgia can lead people to appreciate negative aspects of the past and oppose modern measures to reduce them, with negative implications for health, safety, and well-being. Four correlational studies (Ntotal = 3081) show that nostalgia proneness correlates with opposition to smoke-free laws, discounting of car-safety, opposition to gender equality, and enjoyment of politically incorrect humor. Two experimental studies (Ntotal = 1004) causally link nostalgia to these beliefs. Speaking to their irrational nature, these effects occurred even among people who are aware of the negative consequences of these aspects of the past for health, safety, and well-being. For example, even nostalgic non-smokers longed back to the smoke-filled bars of the past. Given the noted rise in nostalgia in Western society in response to societal change, these findings have important policy implications.Public Significance Statement: We show that people who are more likely to experience nostalgia tend to redefine negative elements of the past as positive. For example, they oppose smoke-free laws or discount car-safety. Given that nostalgia is commonly experienced when people feel lost in a fast-changing world, these findings suggest a need to provide consistency and meaning, especially during times of rapid societal change.","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143118806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Founder ownership and system-justifying beliefs in relation to perception toward Black Lives Matter and other social movements

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Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2025-01-24 DOI: 10.1111/asap.12452

Autumn Scarborough, Xiaowen Xu

{"title":"Founder ownership and system-justifying beliefs in relation to perception toward Black Lives Matter and other social movements","authors":"Autumn Scarborough, Xiaowen Xu","doi":"10.1111/asap.12452","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.12452","url":null,"abstract":"It is essential to understand the psychological mechanisms that help explain how people perceive, and why they participate in, social movements. Two psychological theories relevant to this endeavor are founder ownership and system justification beliefs. The current work examined how founder ownership and system-justifying beliefs related to people's attitudes toward the Black Lives Matter movement (Studies 1 and 2) and other social movements (Study 2), as well as people's willingness to participate in collective action for these movements (Study 2). Across two studies, participants (total N = 1064) completed measures of founder ownership beliefs, system justifying beliefs, general political orientation, and attitudes and participation intentions toward different social movements. We found that, even after controlling for demographics, people higher in founder ownership and system justifying beliefs still held more negative attitudes toward social movements that challenged the status quo and were less willing to engage in collective action that supported these movements. The present findings highlight some important psychological processes that help explain why some people are more or less likely to support and engage in social change.","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asap.12452","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143118731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring disparities in research through the lens of epistemic exclusion: A focus on Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy

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Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2025-01-22 DOI: 10.1111/asap.12450

Martinque K. Jones, Petal Grower, Isis H. Settles, Gabriella Gaskin-Cole, Eun Ju Son, NiCole T. Buchanan, Kristie Dotson

{"title":"Exploring disparities in research through the lens of epistemic exclusion: A focus on Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","authors":"Martinque K. Jones, Petal Grower, Isis H. Settles, Gabriella Gaskin-Cole, Eun Ju Son, NiCole T. Buchanan, Kristie Dotson","doi":"10.1111/asap.12450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.12450","url":null,"abstract":"Epistemic exclusion is a form of scholarly devaluation based on disciplinary and identity-based biases within systems of evaluation. In two studies, we draw upon the theory of epistemic exclusion to explore potential biases shaping journal review and publication processes in Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy (ASAP). In Study 1, we coded 1293 manuscripts submitted to ASAP between 2016 and 2021 to determine if there were disparities in the review and publication of manuscripts centered on race/racism, gender/sexism, intersectionality, or other marginalized social identities/systems of oppression (focal manuscripts) compared to manuscripts not focused on these topics (non-focal manuscripts). Results indicated both types of manuscripts were submitted to similar levels of scrutiny, and focal manuscripts were 1.85 times more likely to be published. In Study 2, we surveyed 106 authors who had submitted to ASAP to explore differences in experiences of epistemic exclusion across types of research and social identities (race and gender) and investigate whether epistemic exclusion was related to authors being published. Results indicated that researchers conducting marginalized research experienced less epistemic exclusion than their counterparts. Women experienced more epistemic exclusion than men, though Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander, underrepresented minority, and White scholars experienced similar levels of exclusion. Experiences of epistemic exclusion were negatively associated with being published. Implications and future directions are discussed.","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143118169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Testing the interrelationship between area deprivation and ethnic disparities in sentencing

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Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2025-01-12 DOI: 10.1111/asap.12446

Jose Pina-Sánchez, Ana Morales, Eoin Guilfoyle, Ana Veiga, Sara Geneletti

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