Gender-Identity and Gender-Ideology Discrepancies in Same-Sex Relationships
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2016
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Haverford College. Department of Psychology
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Gender-identity and gender-ideology discrepancies were examined in individuals currently in same-sex romantic relationships. Gender-identity discrepancy is a discrepancy between your biological sex and gendered behavior. Gender-ideology discrepancy is a discrepancy between your gendered behavior and your ideology towards gender roles. In this study, gender-ideology discrepancy predicted avoidant attachment, anxious attachment, low relationship satisfaction, and high commitment. Gender-identity discrepancy predicted avoidant attachment, anxious attachment, positive well-being, and high relationship satisfaction. In addition, avoidant attachment negatively predicted relationship satisfaction. Lastly, relationship satisfaction predicted positive well-being. Together, these findings suggest that gender-identity and gender-ideology discrepancies interact differently with various dynamics of romantic relationships, avoidantly attached partners are less satisfied with their relationship, and homosexuals who are more satisfied with their relationships have greater well-being.