IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jscscx/v12y2023i3p128-d1079792.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Same-Sex Parenting Competence Evaluation: The Role of Gender Essentialism, Political Orientation, and Attribution of Conflict

Author

Listed:
  • Chiara Ballone

    (Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy)

  • Maria Giuseppina Pacilli

    (Department of Political Science, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy)

  • Manuel Teresi

    (Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy)

  • Alessandro Taurino

    (Department of Education, Psychology and Communication, University of Bari, 70121 Bari, Italy)

  • Daniele Paolini

    (Department of Human Science, Italian University Line, 50122 Florence, Italy)

  • Stefano Pagliaro

    (Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy)

Abstract

Many countries are discussing LGBT rights, such as the right to wed and create a family. Despite research indicating that there is no reason to deny same-sex couples the right to be parents, negative attitudes persist concerning the quality of parenting by gay and lesbian individuals. The purpose of this study ( N = 436) was to explore the relationship between the attribution of conflict in same-sex couples and the attribution of lower parenting competencies. We examined the attribution of conflict within heterosexual vs. same-sex couples in order to determine if the alleged conflict attributed to the latter can be used in a strategic manner to justify reduced same-sex parenting competence. Results showed a positive association between the attribution of conflict and lower parenting competence, especially in the same-sex couple evaluation. Furthermore, the attribution of conflict appears to be associated with a conservative political stance, gender essentialist beliefs, and homonegativity. A moderated mediation model confirmed our prediction, revealing that right-wing (vs. center and left-wing) participants considered same-sex couples to be less competent as parents due to the attribution of conflict within the couple. Results might be useful to foster the dissemination of reliable information about same-sex parent families.

Suggested Citation

  • Chiara Ballone & Maria Giuseppina Pacilli & Manuel Teresi & Alessandro Taurino & Daniele Paolini & Stefano Pagliaro, 2023. "Same-Sex Parenting Competence Evaluation: The Role of Gender Essentialism, Political Orientation, and Attribution of Conflict," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:12:y:2023:i:3:p:128-:d:1079792
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/3/128/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/3/128/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Luke Gahan, 2018. "Separated Same-Sex Parents: Troubling the Same-Sex Parented Family," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 23(1), pages 245-261, March.
    2. Kay, Aaron C. & Jost, John T., 2003. "Complementary Justice: Effects of "Poor But Happy" and "Poor But Honest" Stereotype Exemplars on System Justification and Implicit Activation of the Justice Motive," Research Papers 1753r, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Roland Bénabou & Jean Tirole, 2006. "Belief in a Just World and Redistributive Politics," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 121(2), pages 699-746.
    2. Laurin, Kristin & Kay, Aaron C. & Proudfoot, Devon & Fitzsimons, Gavan J., 2013. "Response to restrictive policies: Reconciling system justification and psychological reactance," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 122(2), pages 152-162.
    3. Achille Vicky DZUETSO MOUAFO & Hermann Kevin EKANGO NZEKAIH & Stéphane SOGBOU LOYEM, 2021. "Adherence to complementary gender stereotypes and attitudes towards male infidelity," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(1), pages 447-453, January.
    4. Tine Bock & Iris Vermeir & Patrick Kenhove, 2013. "“What’s the Harm in Being Unethical? These Strangers are Rich Anyway!” Exploring Underlying Factors of Double Standards," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 112(2), pages 225-240, January.
    5. repec:cup:judgdm:v:12:y:2017:i:5:p:507-515 is not listed on IDEAS
    6. Matej Avbelj & Janez Šušteršič, 2019. "Conceptual Framework and Empirical Methodology for Measuring Multidimensional Judicial Ideology," DANUBE: Law and Economics Review, European Association Comenius - EACO, issue 2, pages 129-159, June.
    7. Jost, John T. & Blount, Sally & Pfeffer, Jeffrey & Hunyady, Gyorgy, 2003. "Fair Market Ideology: Its Cognitive-Motivational Underpinnings," Research Papers 1816, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business.
    8. Nikhil K. Sengupta & Chris G. Sibley, 2019. "The Political Attitudes and Subjective Wellbeing of the One Percent," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 20(7), pages 2125-2140, October.
    9. Lawton K. Swan & John R. Chambers & Martin Heesacker & Sondre S. Nero, 2017. "How should we measure Americans’ perceptions of socio-economic mobility?," Judgment and Decision Making, Society for Judgment and Decision Making, vol. 12(5), pages 507-515, September.
    10. Jim A C Everett, 2013. "The 12 Item Social and Economic Conservatism Scale (SECS)," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(12), pages 1-11, December.
    11. Proudfoot, Devon & Kay, Aaron C. & Mann, Heather, 2015. "Motivated employee blindness: The impact of labor market instability on judgment of organizational inefficiencies," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 130(C), pages 108-122.
    12. Laurence Cannings & Craig Hutton & Kristine Nilsen & Alessandro Sorichetta, 2025. "“Where and Whom You Collect Weightings from Matters…” Capturing Wellbeing Priorities Within a Vulnerable Context: A Case Study of Volta Delta, Ghana," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 177(2), pages 863-908, March.
    13. Jung, Jihye & Mittal, Vikas, 2020. "Political Identity and the Consumer Journey: A Research Review," Journal of Retailing, Elsevier, vol. 96(1), pages 55-73.
    14. Li, Wenqi & Wu, Junhui & Yang, Ying & Yuan, Mingliang & Lin, Jing & Kou, Yu, 2023. "Longitudinal relations between perceived economic inequality and prosocial behavior among Chinese adolescents: The mediating role of system justification," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 155(C).
    15. Morck Randall K & Yeung Bernard, 2010. "Corporatism and the Ghost of the Third Way," Capitalism and Society, De Gruyter, vol. 5(3), pages 1-61, December.
    16. John T. Jost & Melanie Langer & Vishal Singh, 2017. "The Politics of Buying, Boycotting, Complaining, and Disputing: An Extension of the Research Program by Jung, Garbarino, Briley, and Wynhausen," Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Consumer Research Inc., vol. 44(3), pages 503-510.
    17. Coelho Do Vale, R.M.R.D., 2007. "Consumption breakdowns : On avoiding and embracing temptations," Other publications TiSEM 245c52fa-24eb-45e6-9c19-2, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
    18. Teresa María García Muñoz & Juliette Milgram Baleix & Omar Odeh Odeh, 2022. "System Justification Beliefs and Life Satisfaction. The role of inequality aversion and support for redistribution," ThE Papers 22/15, Department of Economic Theory and Economic History of the University of Granada..
    19. repec:plo:pone00:0080668 is not listed on IDEAS
    20. Laora Mastari & Bram Spruyt & Jessy Siongers, 2021. "Preadolescents’ Stereotypical Occupational Preferences: a Matter of Competence or Culture?," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 14(3), pages 1199-1225, June.
    21. Shepherd, Steven & Kay, Aaron C. & Gray, Kurt, 2019. "Military veterans are morally typecast as agentic but unfeeling: Implications for veteran employment," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 153(C), pages 75-88.
    22. Adélie Ranville, 2018. "Measuring democracy in cooperatives [Mesurer la démocratie dans les coopératives]," Working Papers halshs-03167609, HAL.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:12:y:2023:i:3:p:128-:d:1079792. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.