Does social support buffer the negative effects of Benevolent Sexism

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the relationship between benevolent sexism (BS) and task confidence with social support as a moderator among Thai female sample. Firstly, we hypothesised that there would be a negative correlation between BS and task confidence. Secondly, for moderating effects of sense of social support on BS and task confidence, we hypothesised that having sense of social support would buffer the negative effects of BS and task confidence. A total of 176 Thai female participants completed the online survey and were randomly assigned to either social support condition or no social support condition. The study composed of sense of social support priming and 3 scales measuring BS, sense of social support, and task confidence. From the results of moderation analyses using Process program from SPSS, only the main effect of BS on task confidence was found, but there was no significant moderating effect of sense of social support. Implications and limitations of these results are discussed.