Construal Level Shapes Associations Between Political Conservatism and Reactions to Male Same-Sex Intimacy Academic Article

abstract

• Abstract. This research examined how construal level and the salience of moral values affect relationships between political ideology and moral reactions to same-sex issues. In Study 1 (N=170), political conservatism was a stronger predictor of moral reactions to physical intimacy between a male same-sex couple (vs. an opposite-sex couple). However, this was only true among participants induced to adopt an abstract (vs. concrete) construal level. Study 2 (N=152) found political conservatism was a stronger predictor of moral negativity to physical intimacy between men when the idea of moral purity (vs. fairness) was made salient. However, this effect only occurred among participants induced to adopt an abstract (vs. concrete) level of mental construal. The implications of this research for better understanding when social-cognitive factors interact with political ideology to influence moral reactions toward same-sex social policy issues are discussed.

authors

• Vess, Matthew

published proceedings

• SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

altmetric score

• 5.08

author list (cited authors)

• Rogers, R., Vess, M., & Routlege, C.

citation count

• 4

complete list of authors

• Rogers, Ross||Vess, Matthew||Routlege, Clay

publication date

• March 2016

publisher

• Hogrefe Publishing Group  Publisher

published in

• SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY  Journal

keywords

• Construal Level
• Moral Foundations
• Moral Judgments
• Political Polarization
• Reactions To Gay Men

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1027/1864-9335/a000261

start page

• 87

end page

• 97

volume

• 47

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000261