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. 2021 Mar 31;18(7):3638.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073638.

Discrimination and Violence Due to Diversity of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Explanatory Variables

Fernández-Antelo Inmaculada  1 , Cuadrado-Gordillo Isabel  1
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Discrimination and Violence Due to Diversity of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Explanatory Variables

Fernández-Antelo Inmaculada et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Knowledge of the processes of aggression and victimization in couple relationships cannot be approached through the treatment of single variables. It needs a multidimensional perspective that establishes a web of relationships between variables of different types. The objectives of the present study were: (i) to explore the interrelationships between and interdependence of empathy, moral disengagement, homophobic attitudes, and prejudice as explanatory variables of discrimination and violence towards couples due to gender issues; and (ii) to delimit predictive indicators of the manifestation of aggressive attitudes and prejudices towards homosexual couples. The sample comprised 778 young people of ages 18 to 24 years (M = 19.9; SD = 1.6). Through the use of four instruments, it was found that empathy is a strong protector against homophobic attitudes, while moral disengagement is a predictor of aggressive attitudes towards same-sex couples. The results make it possible to delimit homophobic profiles and obtain predictive indicators that will be key elements in the design of programs and measures to prevent violence towards couples for reasons of gender.

Keywords: aggressive attitudes; dating violence; homosexuality; moral disengagement.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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