Repressed same-sex impulses predict antihomosexual hostility in avowedly heterosexual men.

Evidence

An example of the psychodynamic view is the idea that antihomosexual prejudice results from the perceiver’s own “latent homosexuality.” Individuals who have internalized the notion that homosexuality is immoral yet themselves experience homosexual impulses would try to deny these desires in themselves and displace their self-loathing onto others. Adams, Wright, and Lohr (1996) found that avowedly heterosexual male participants’ antihomosexual attitudes were correlated with greater penile tumescence when viewing videos of homosexual sex. This study is consistent with the idea that men who had repressed their own homosexual impulses had (at least in part) transformed self-loathing into hostility toward others. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1566 (#expands, via linked claim)

You would probably predict that rightwing authoritarians will also be relatively prejudiced against homosexuals. And you would be right. In fact, RWA scores may explain hostility toward gays and lesbians better than any other personality variables (EOF, pp. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 349 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Antihomosexual prejudice among men correlates with secretly repressed homosexual arousal — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1566; Self-loathing over repressed homosexual impulses can transform into antihomosexual hostility; RWA scores predict anti-gay hostility better than other personality variables — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 349 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Antihomosexual prejudice among men correlates with secretly repressed homosexual arousal #expands (0.96) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1566
• Self-loathing over repressed homosexual impulses can transform into antihomosexual hostility #expands (0.92)
• RWA scores predict anti-gay hostility better than other personality variables #complicates (0.78) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 349
• Authoritarianism predicts anti-gay hostility better than other personality variables #complicates (0.78) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 349