Perceived Relationship Dissolution and Sexual Orientation of a Hypothetical Ex-Partner as a Threat to Identity
We examined the effect of participants’ beliefs regarding origins of sexuality and the sexual orientation of a partner initiating the termination of a relationship on participants’ emotional experience and perceived harm to one’s public identity. Self-identified heterosexual participants who endorse...
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2013-06-01
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| description | We examined the effect of participants’ beliefs regarding origins of sexuality and the sexual orientation of a partner initiating the termination of a relationship on participants’ emotional experience and perceived harm to one’s public identity. Self-identified heterosexual participants who endorsed the belief that sexual orientation is either innate or a choice were asked to imagine that a relationship partner left them for either a same-sex or opposite-sex relationship partner. A mediated moderation analysis showed that, compared to when the ex-partner was straight, participants with a belief that sexual orientation is innate believed the gay ex-partner was not intentionally attempting to harm their public identity and perceived less damage to their public identity, which resulted in less anger. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d6f51bc0e4a043ceb7269bc8805ef4972023-01-03T02:48:08ZengPsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for PsychologyInterpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships1981-64722013-06-0171637610.5964/ijpr.v7i1.113ijpr.v7i1.113Perceived Relationship Dissolution and Sexual Orientation of a Hypothetical Ex-Partner as a Threat to IdentityStephen Reysen0Iva Katzarska-Miller1Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, United StatesTransylvania University, Lexington, United StatesWe examined the effect of participants’ beliefs regarding origins of sexuality and the sexual orientation of a partner initiating the termination of a relationship on participants’ emotional experience and perceived harm to one’s public identity. Self-identified heterosexual participants who endorsed the belief that sexual orientation is either innate or a choice were asked to imagine that a relationship partner left them for either a same-sex or opposite-sex relationship partner. A mediated moderation analysis showed that, compared to when the ex-partner was straight, participants with a belief that sexual orientation is innate believed the gay ex-partner was not intentionally attempting to harm their public identity and perceived less damage to their public identity, which resulted in less anger.http://ijpr.psychopen.eu/article/view/113threat to public identityrelationship dissolutionattribution of sexual orientationintention to harmanger |
| spellingShingle | Stephen Reysen Iva Katzarska-Miller Perceived Relationship Dissolution and Sexual Orientation of a Hypothetical Ex-Partner as a Threat to Identity Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships threat to public identity relationship dissolution attribution of sexual orientation intention to harm anger |
| title | Perceived Relationship Dissolution and Sexual Orientation of a Hypothetical Ex-Partner as a Threat to Identity |
| title_full | Perceived Relationship Dissolution and Sexual Orientation of a Hypothetical Ex-Partner as a Threat to Identity |
| title_fullStr | Perceived Relationship Dissolution and Sexual Orientation of a Hypothetical Ex-Partner as a Threat to Identity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceived Relationship Dissolution and Sexual Orientation of a Hypothetical Ex-Partner as a Threat to Identity |
| title_short | Perceived Relationship Dissolution and Sexual Orientation of a Hypothetical Ex-Partner as a Threat to Identity |
| title_sort | perceived relationship dissolution and sexual orientation of a hypothetical ex partner as a threat to identity |
| topic | threat to public identity relationship dissolution attribution of sexual orientation intention to harm anger |
| url | http://ijpr.psychopen.eu/article/view/113 |
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