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The Misandry Myth: An Inaccurate Stereotype About Feminists’ Attitudes Toward Men

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The Misandry Myth: An Inaccurate Stereotype About Feminists’ Attitudes Toward Men. / Hopkins-Doyle, Aífe; Petterson, Aino L.; Leach, Stefan et al.
In: Psychology of Women Quarterly, Vol. 48, No. 1, 01.03.2024, p. 8-37.

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Hopkins-Doyle, A, Petterson, AL, Leach, S, Zibell, H, Chobthamkit, P, Binti Abdul Rahim, S, Blake, J, Bosco, C, Cherrie-Rees, K, Beadle, A, Cock, V, Greer, H, Jankowska, A, Macdonald, K, Scott English, A, Wai Lan YEUNG, V, Asano, R, Beattie, P, Bernardo, ABI, Boonroungrut, C, Chaudhuri, A, Chien, CL, Choi, HS, Cui, L, Du, H, Fuji, K, Hitokoto, H, Iida, J, Ishii, K, Jiang, DY, Jogdand, Y, Lee, HJ, Mifune, N, Moon, C, Murayama, A, Na, J, One, K, Park, J, Sato, K, Sharma, S, Suh, EM, Tipandjan, A & Sutton, RM 2024, 'The Misandry Myth: An Inaccurate Stereotype About Feminists’ Attitudes Toward Men', Psychology of Women Quarterly, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 8-37. https://doi.org/10.1177/03616843231202708

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Hopkins-Doyle, A., Petterson, A. L., Leach, S., Zibell, H., Chobthamkit, P., Binti Abdul Rahim, S., Blake, J., Bosco, C., Cherrie-Rees, K., Beadle, A., Cock, V., Greer, H., Jankowska, A., Macdonald, K., Scott English, A., Wai Lan YEUNG, V., Asano, R., Beattie, P., Bernardo, A. B. I., ... Sutton, R. M. (2024). The Misandry Myth: An Inaccurate Stereotype About Feminists’ Attitudes Toward Men. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 48(1), 8-37. https://doi.org/10.1177/03616843231202708

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Hopkins-Doyle A, Petterson AL, Leach S, Zibell H, Chobthamkit P, Binti Abdul Rahim S et al. The Misandry Myth: An Inaccurate Stereotype About Feminists’ Attitudes Toward Men. Psychology of Women Quarterly. 2024 Mar 1;48(1):8-37. Epub 2023 Nov 7. doi: 10.1177/03616843231202708

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Hopkins-Doyle, Aífe ; Petterson, Aino L. ; Leach, Stefan et al. / The Misandry Myth : An Inaccurate Stereotype About Feminists’ Attitudes Toward Men. In: Psychology of Women Quarterly. 2024 ; Vol. 48, No. 1. pp. 8-37.

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title = "The Misandry Myth: An Inaccurate Stereotype About Feminists{\textquoteright} Attitudes Toward Men",
abstract = "In six studies, we examined the accuracy and underpinnings of the damaging stereotype that feminists harbor negative attitudes toward men. In Study 1 (n = 1,664), feminist and nonfeminist women displayed similarly positive attitudes toward men. Study 2 (n = 3,892) replicated these results in non-WEIRD countries and among male participants. Study 3 (n = 198) extended them to implicit attitudes. Investigating the mechanisms underlying feminists{\textquoteright} actual and perceived attitudes, Studies 4 (n = 2,092) and 5 (nationally representative UK sample, n = 1,953) showed that feminists (vs. nonfeminists) perceived men as more threatening, but also more similar, to women. Participants also underestimated feminists{\textquoteright} warmth toward men, an error associated with hostile sexism and a misperception that feminists see men and women as dissimilar. Random-effects meta-analyses of all data (Study 6, n = 9,799) showed that feminists{\textquoteright} attitudes toward men were positive in absolute terms and did not differ significantly from nonfeminists'. An important comparative benchmark was established in Study 6, which showed that feminist women's attitudes toward men were no more negative than men's attitudes toward men. We term the focal stereotype the misandry myth in light of the evidence that it is false and widespread, and discuss its implications for the movement.",
keywords = "collective action, feminism, metaperceptions, stereotypes, threat",
author = "A{\'i}fe Hopkins-Doyle and Petterson, {Aino L.} and Stefan Leach and Hannah Zibell and Phatthanakit Chobthamkit and {Binti Abdul Rahim}, Sharmaine and Jemima Blake and Cristina Bosco and Kimberley Cherrie-Rees and Ami Beadle and Victoria Cock and Hazel Greer and Antonina Jankowska and Kaitlin Macdonald and {Scott English}, Alexander and {Wai Lan YEUNG}, Victoria and Ryosuke Asano and Peter Beattie and Bernardo, {Allan B.I.} and Chinun Boonroungrut and Anindita Chaudhuri and Chien, {Chin Lung} and Choi, {Hoon Seok} and Lixian Cui and Hongfei Du and Kei Fuji and Hidefumi Hitokoto and Junko Iida and Keiko Ishii and Jiang, {Ding Yu} and Yashpal Jogdand and Lee, {Hyejoo J.} and Nobuhiro Mifune and Chanki Moon and Aya Murayama and Jinkyung Na and Kim One and Joonha Park and Kosuke Sato and Suryodaya Sharma and Suh, {Eunkook M.} and Arun Tipandjan and Sutton, {Robbie M.}",
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T2 - An Inaccurate Stereotype About Feminists’ Attitudes Toward Men

AU - Hopkins-Doyle, Aífe

AU - Petterson, Aino L.

AU - Leach, Stefan

AU - Zibell, Hannah

AU - Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit

AU - Binti Abdul Rahim, Sharmaine

AU - Blake, Jemima

AU - Bosco, Cristina

AU - Cherrie-Rees, Kimberley

AU - Beadle, Ami

AU - Cock, Victoria

AU - Greer, Hazel

AU - Jankowska, Antonina

AU - Macdonald, Kaitlin

AU - Scott English, Alexander

AU - Wai Lan YEUNG, Victoria

AU - Asano, Ryosuke

AU - Beattie, Peter

AU - Bernardo, Allan B.I.

AU - Boonroungrut, Chinun

AU - Chaudhuri, Anindita

AU - Chien, Chin Lung

AU - Choi, Hoon Seok

AU - Cui, Lixian

AU - Du, Hongfei

AU - Fuji, Kei

AU - Hitokoto, Hidefumi

AU - Iida, Junko

AU - Ishii, Keiko

AU - Jiang, Ding Yu

AU - Jogdand, Yashpal

AU - Lee, Hyejoo J.

AU - Mifune, Nobuhiro

AU - Moon, Chanki

AU - Murayama, Aya

AU - Na, Jinkyung

AU - One, Kim

AU - Park, Joonha

AU - Sato, Kosuke

AU - Sharma, Suryodaya

AU - Suh, Eunkook M.

AU - Tipandjan, Arun

AU - Sutton, Robbie M.

PY - 2024/3/1

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N2 - In six studies, we examined the accuracy and underpinnings of the damaging stereotype that feminists harbor negative attitudes toward men. In Study 1 (n = 1,664), feminist and nonfeminist women displayed similarly positive attitudes toward men. Study 2 (n = 3,892) replicated these results in non-WEIRD countries and among male participants. Study 3 (n = 198) extended them to implicit attitudes. Investigating the mechanisms underlying feminists’ actual and perceived attitudes, Studies 4 (n = 2,092) and 5 (nationally representative UK sample, n = 1,953) showed that feminists (vs. nonfeminists) perceived men as more threatening, but also more similar, to women. Participants also underestimated feminists’ warmth toward men, an error associated with hostile sexism and a misperception that feminists see men and women as dissimilar. Random-effects meta-analyses of all data (Study 6, n = 9,799) showed that feminists’ attitudes toward men were positive in absolute terms and did not differ significantly from nonfeminists'. An important comparative benchmark was established in Study 6, which showed that feminist women's attitudes toward men were no more negative than men's attitudes toward men. We term the focal stereotype the misandry myth in light of the evidence that it is false and widespread, and discuss its implications for the movement.

AB - In six studies, we examined the accuracy and underpinnings of the damaging stereotype that feminists harbor negative attitudes toward men. In Study 1 (n = 1,664), feminist and nonfeminist women displayed similarly positive attitudes toward men. Study 2 (n = 3,892) replicated these results in non-WEIRD countries and among male participants. Study 3 (n = 198) extended them to implicit attitudes. Investigating the mechanisms underlying feminists’ actual and perceived attitudes, Studies 4 (n = 2,092) and 5 (nationally representative UK sample, n = 1,953) showed that feminists (vs. nonfeminists) perceived men as more threatening, but also more similar, to women. Participants also underestimated feminists’ warmth toward men, an error associated with hostile sexism and a misperception that feminists see men and women as dissimilar. Random-effects meta-analyses of all data (Study 6, n = 9,799) showed that feminists’ attitudes toward men were positive in absolute terms and did not differ significantly from nonfeminists'. An important comparative benchmark was established in Study 6, which showed that feminist women's attitudes toward men were no more negative than men's attitudes toward men. We term the focal stereotype the misandry myth in light of the evidence that it is false and widespread, and discuss its implications for the movement.

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KW - feminism

KW - metaperceptions

KW - stereotypes

KW - threat

U2 - 10.1177/03616843231202708

DO - 10.1177/03616843231202708

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85176231983

VL - 48

SP - 8

EP - 37

JO - Psychology of Women Quarterly

JF - Psychology of Women Quarterly

SN - 0361-6843

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