title: Ethnic Identity as a Predictor of Microaggressions Toward Blacks, Whites, and Hispanic LGBs by Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics.
abstract: Results of the study suggest racial differences still exist when it comes to attitudes toward homosexuality in the United States. Findings indicate Black individuals hold significantly less favorable attitudes toward lesbian/gay/bisexual (LGB) individuals than non-Hispanic White individuals but not Hispanics, after controlling for demographics. Hispanic individuals' attitudes toward LGBs were not significantly different from those of non-Hispanic Whites. Despite less favorable attitudes toward LGBs, however, Black Americans display a significantly lower likelihood of engaging in LGB-directed microaggressions than both non-Hispanic Whites and Hispanics. Finally, the results of the study indicate that as non-Hispanic White individuals' ethnic identity gets stronger, their likelihood of engaging in microaggressions toward LGBs increases, more so than Black or Hispanic individuals.
authors.affiliation: a School of Journalism and Communications , University of Oregon , Eugene , Oregon , USA.
authors.forename: Troy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.affiliation: b Department of Advertising , University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Alyssa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaisle
authors.affiliation: b Department of Advertising , University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morton-Padovano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000374:Aggression; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011287:Prejudice / Q000208:ethnology*; D044469:Racial Groups; D000072339:Sexual and Gender Minorities; D014481:United States; D044465:White People; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Ethnic identity; LGB; Microaggressions; race; social identity theory