{"title":"More inequality, more violence acceptance? Investigating the link between economic inequality and tolerance of gender-based violence","authors":"Roberta Rosa Valtorta","doi":"10.1111/asap.70079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.70079","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Beyond its well-documented health-related effects, economic inequality has significant sociopsychological consequences. This research examines how perceived economic inequality is associated with tolerance of gender-based violence through status anxiety and sexualization processes. Across three studies involving Italian heterosexual women, results showed that higher levels of perceived economic inequality, combined with a low socioeconomic status, were associated with increased status anxiety, self-sexualization, and enjoyment of sexualization. These psychological factors, in turn, predicted greater tolerance of gender-based violence, particularly in terms of minimizing male behavior. Study 1 (<i>N</i> = 300) provided correlational evidence of these relationships. Through an experimental design, Study 2 (<i>N</i> = 218) confirmed the role of perceived inequality and low socioeconomic status in reinforcing these dynamics. Study 3 (<i>N</i> = 211) replicated the effect of inequality and status on attitudes toward gender-based violence using an implicit measure. By revealing the psychological mechanisms linking perceived economic inequality and socioeconomic position to violence acceptance, this research underscores the urgency of addressing economic disparities to drive social change and highlights potentially harmful adaptive strategies that women may adopt in response to unequal social and economic contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"26 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asap.70079","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148174228","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}
Charlotte E. Moser, Emily J. Brown, Tiffany A. Ito
{"title":"Beyond the rainbow: Exploring the role of pride and ally flags on perceptions of LGBTQIA+ allyship in STEM","authors":"Charlotte E. Moser, Emily J. Brown, Tiffany A. Ito","doi":"10.1111/asap.70076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.70076","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, and/or asexual (LGBTQIA+) individuals are critically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workplaces and often face negative workplace experiences, such as social isolation and pressures to conceal their LGBTQIA+ identity. We investigate how different pride flags influence perceptions of allyship and identity-safety in STEM environments. In Study 1, LGBTQIA+ identifying STEM employees viewed an STEM workplace with a manager that displayed an inclusive pride flag, a straight ally flag, or no flag and reported their impressions of the manager and anticipated identity-safety at the organization. Study 2 replicated and extended Study 1 in a non-STEM sample of LGBTQIA+ individuals. Results indicated that both inclusive pride flags and straight ally flags signal allyship; however, the straight ally flag was both associated with perceptions that the manager wished to show humility toward the LGBTQIA+ community and also distance themself from the LGBTQIA+ community. We discuss how differing perceptions due to displaying the straight ally flag or the inclusive pride flag may impact LGBTQIA+ individuals’ belonging in STEM.</p>","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"26 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asap.70076","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148174229","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}
Debra L. Oswald, Brooke E. Magnus, Astrīda S. Kaugars
{"title":"Women's experience with gender-based discrimination, social support, and health outcomes: A subgroup analysis of the All of Us Research Program study","authors":"Debra L. Oswald, Brooke E. Magnus, Astrīda S. Kaugars","doi":"10.1111/asap.70078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.70078","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Women in the United States experience gender-based discrimination frequently, and these experiences appear to be negatively associated with health outcomes. The current study conducted an intersectional, subgroup analysis by ethnicity of women's experiences with gender-based everyday discrimination and the associations with their reported mental health, emotional problems, and physical health. Social support was examined as a possible moderator of the associations. Analyses included 45,638 women of diverse identities in the <i>All of Us</i> Research Program. Experience with gender-based discrimination was associated with poorer mental and physical health and more emotional problems for women of all races/ethnicities. Increased social support was associated with better mental and physical health. Furthermore, social support moderated the association between gender-based discrimination and health for Black women's mental health and emotional problems and for Hispanic women's mental and physical health. This suggests that social support buffers gender-based discrimination for women who identify as Black and Hispanic. Results can inform research, clinical practice, and policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"26 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148173813","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}
Flora Blanchette, Izilda Pereira-Jorge, Emerson Todd, Samantha M. Stevens, Jes L. Matsick
{"title":"Diverse representations of physician body size, gender, and race strengthen belonging and lessen anticipated weight stigma among fat women","authors":"Flora Blanchette, Izilda Pereira-Jorge, Emerson Todd, Samantha M. Stevens, Jes L. Matsick","doi":"10.1111/asap.70077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.70077","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Fat people, and particularly fat women, face pervasive and salient stigma in healthcare contexts, resulting in downstream health disparities. We investigated whether a representational identity safety cue could mitigate experiences of threat and stigma, and prompt feelings of belonging. In two preregistered studies with fat women samples (<i>N</i> = 1512), we manipulated physician demographics to examine the function of physician concordance as an identity safety cue. Target physicians varied on gender (woman, man) and body size (fat, thin); Study 2 incorporated an additional factor of physician race (Black, White). We examined how these physician characteristics shaped outcomes, including anticipated weight stigma, belonging, and anxiety. Fat doctors consistently elicited less anticipated weight stigma than thin doctors, suggesting that doctor body size can serve as an identity safety cue for fat patients. Gender, however, appeared to be a more salient safety cue than body size, with fat women consistently reporting greater identity-safety expectations from women doctors relative to men doctors. Black physicians, relative to White physicians, elicited more favorable expectations of belonging, comfort, anxiety, warmth, and competence—though did not elicit decreased weight stigma concerns. Overall, physician diversity in body size, gender, and race strengthened belonging and decreased weight stigma concerns.</p>","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"26 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asap.70077","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148166984","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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