Are sexism and sexual self-esteem related? analysis of gender differences
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The perception of differences between men and women regarding biological and social characteristics are the origin sexist beliefs. This is a two-dimensional construct that it is composed of hostile sexism implies openly negative attitudes towards women, and benevolent sexism is characterized by a positive affective tone that idealizes women while emphasizing their weakness. Both types of sexism are harmful and contribute to maintain social inequalities, so it is necessary to know those variables that may be related to this type of attitudes. In this sense, sexual self-esteem seems to act as a predictor variable of more negative attitudes towards women. Therefore, the objective of this study was to explore the relationship between the two dimensions of sexism and sexual self-esteem in men and women. A total of 252 people participated in the study (of which 68.25% were women; 31.75% were men) are 18 to 69 years. The results suggest that there are significant differences between men and women in hostile sexism (t = -3.933; p = 0.000) and in benevolent sexism (t = -4.470; p = 0.000), the men presented both types of sexism. On the other hand, it seems that there is a positive and statistically significant relationship between benevolent sexism and sexual self-esteem, only in men (r= 0.362; p = 0.001), the regression analysis showing that sexual self-esteem explains 13,1% of benevolent sexism. In conclusion, our study confirms that sexual self-esteem and benevolent sexism are two variables that, in the case of men, are strongly related.
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