TY - JOUR
T1 - Extending Role Congruity Theory of Prejudice to Men and Women With Sex-Typed Mental Illnesses
AU - Koenig, Anne M.
AU - Eagly, Alice H.
N1 - Funding Information:
Anne M. Koenig was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health under Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (No. 1 F31 MH074251).
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - We tested role congruity theory, which states that prejudice arises from an incongruity between group stereotypes and role characteristics, by assessing prejudice toward men and women with a masculine or feminine mental illness. Across two studies, participants acting as a vocational counselor rated the suitability of each target individual in each role. Men and individuals with a masculine sex-typed illness were more suitable for agentic roles, whereas women and individuals with a feminine sex-typed illness were more suitable for communal roles. In addition, sex and mental illness sex-type were better predictors of prejudice than evaluations of the group.
AB - We tested role congruity theory, which states that prejudice arises from an incongruity between group stereotypes and role characteristics, by assessing prejudice toward men and women with a masculine or feminine mental illness. Across two studies, participants acting as a vocational counselor rated the suitability of each target individual in each role. Men and individuals with a masculine sex-typed illness were more suitable for agentic roles, whereas women and individuals with a feminine sex-typed illness were more suitable for communal roles. In addition, sex and mental illness sex-type were better predictors of prejudice than evaluations of the group.
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U2 - 10.1080/01973533.2013.856789
DO - 10.1080/01973533.2013.856789
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84893675522
SN - 0197-3533
VL - 36
SP - 70
EP - 82
JO - Basic and Applied Social Psychology
JF - Basic and Applied Social Psychology
IS - 1
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