Country-level and individual-level predictors of men's support for gender equality in 42 countries
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Men sometimes withdraw support for gender equality movements when their higher gender status is threatened. Here, we expand the focus of this phenomenon by examining it cross-culturally, to test if both individual- and country-level variables predict men's collective action intentions to support gender equality. We tested a model in which men's zero-sum beliefs about gender predict reduced collective action intentions via an increase in hostile sexism. Because country-level gender equality may threaten men's higher gender status, we also examined whether the path from zero-sum beliefs to collective action intentions was stronger in countries higher in gender equality. Multilevel modeling on 6,734 men from 42 countries supported the individual-level mediation model, but found no evidence of moderation by country-level gender equality. Both country-level gender equality and individual-level zero-sum thinking independently predicted reductions in men's willingness to act collectively for gender equality.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | European Journal of Social Psychology |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1276-1291 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISSN | 0046-2772 |
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| Publication status | Published - 01.10.2020 |
- ally behaviour, collective action, culture, gender inequality, hostile sexism, status threats
- Psychology
Research areas
- SDG 5 - Gender Equality
Sustainable Development Goals
- Social Psychology