Is football coming out? Anti-gay attitudes, social desirability, and pluralistic ignorance in amateur and professional football. Kanitsar, G. & Pfaff, K. Social Science Research, 2024. Publisher: Academic Press Inc. Type: Article![Is football coming out? Anti-gay attitudes, social desirability, and pluralistic ignorance in amateur and professional football [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex Past work consistently points to improved attitudes towards gay athletes and growing support for homosexuality, yet reports of a homophobic climate in amateur and professional football persist. Here, we explore two potential explanations for the prevalence of homophobia in football despite low levels of anti-gay attitudes: social desirability and pluralistic ignorance. We conduct an online survey among a football-affine and socio-demographically diverse sample in the UK. We find that anti-gay attitudes are rare. Importantly, estimates from a list experiment do not differ from the prevalence measured by direct questions, providing no evidence of social desirability. By contrast, second-order beliefs about anti-gay attitudes substantially and consistently exceed attitudes, pointing towards pluralistic ignorance as the most likely explanation. We conclude by emphasizing the need for transparent communication to reduce pluralistic ignorance and correct misperceptions among players, officials and supporters. © 2023 The Authors
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title = {Is football coming out? {Anti}-gay attitudes, social desirability, and pluralistic ignorance in amateur and professional football},
volume = {117},
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abstract = {Past work consistently points to improved attitudes towards gay athletes and growing support for homosexuality, yet reports of a homophobic climate in amateur and professional football persist. Here, we explore two potential explanations for the prevalence of homophobia in football despite low levels of anti-gay attitudes: social desirability and pluralistic ignorance. We conduct an online survey among a football-affine and socio-demographically diverse sample in the UK. We find that anti-gay attitudes are rare. Importantly, estimates from a list experiment do not differ from the prevalence measured by direct questions, providing no evidence of social desirability. By contrast, second-order beliefs about anti-gay attitudes substantially and consistently exceed attitudes, pointing towards pluralistic ignorance as the most likely explanation. We conclude by emphasizing the need for transparent communication to reduce pluralistic ignorance and correct misperceptions among players, officials and supporters. © 2023 The Authors},
language = {English},
journal = {Social Science Research},
author = {Kanitsar, Georg and Pfaff, Katharina},
year = {2024},
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