The role of news coverage on ameliorating trangender attitudes and policy sypport

This study (N = 388, Mage = 32.34, SD = 10.76) contributes to the literature by examining the indirect relationship between evaluation of news coverage on transgender celebrities’ coming out and policy support through transphobia and transnegativity, and the moderating role of interpersonal transgender contact. Findings indicated that a positive news coverage evaluation relates to more policy support directly and indirectly via lower transphobia and lower transnegativity. Interpersonal contact strengthened the association between lower transphobia and policy support, but not between lower transphobia and policy support. It also did not moderate the indirect associations.

本研究（样本量N=388，平均年龄Mage=32.34，标准差SD=10.76）旨在丰富跨性别相关研究领域的学术文献，考察跨性别名人出柜新闻报道评价与政策支持之间的间接关联，该关联以恐跨症（transphobia）和跨性别否定主义（transnegativity）为中介变量，并检验人际跨性别接触（interpersonal transgender contact）的调节作用。研究结果显示，对新闻报道的正向评价既可以直接提升政策支持度，也可通过降低个体的恐跨症水平与跨性别否定主义倾向，间接促进政策支持。人际跨性别接触强化了更低水平的恐跨症与政策支持之间的关联，但并未在更低水平的恐跨症与政策支持之间起到调节作用，同时也未对上述间接关联起到调节作用。