Multi-national and meta-analytic studies suggest that the pathways between religiousness and sexism/sexual prejudice are partially mediated by sociopersonality factors such as conservatism. In this article, we describe the contributing factors to this relationship, such as authoritarianism and fundamentalism. These factors interact at the dynamic nexus of individual and social development. As such, religiously situated sexism and sexual prejudice are not viewed as inevitable outcomes to religious practice and faith. Individual differences (e.g. conservatism), congregational (e.g. doctrine/policies, limited contact), and cultural factors (e.g. power hierarchies) mutually contribute to this landscape, and individuals ultimately make choices regarding their behavior and views. Further research exploring the mechanisms of religiously situated gender inequality and sexual prejudice is essential given the associated negative outcomes for individuals, relationships, and communities. Our growing grasp of the agentive pathways leading to religiously situated prejudice and discrimination is enriching our understanding of how individual differences and social contexts contribute to sexism and sexual prejudice.

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性偏见、性别歧视和宗教

多国和元分析研究表明，宗教信仰和性别歧视/性偏见之间的路径部分是由保守主义等社会人格因素介导的。在本文中，我们描述了促成这种关系的因素，例如威权主义和原教旨主义。这些因素在个人和社会发展的动态联系中相互作用。因此，宗教背景的性别歧视和性偏见不被视为宗教实践和信仰的必然结果。个体差异（例如保守主义）、会众（例如教义/政策、有限接触）和文化因素（例如权力等级）共同促成了这种局面，个人最终会就他们的行为和观点做出选择。考虑到相关的个人、关系和社区的负面结果，进一步研究探索基于宗教的性别不平等和性偏见的机制是必不可少的。我们越来越了解导致宗教偏见和歧视的代理途径，这丰富了我们对个体差异和社会背景如何导致性别歧视和性偏见的理解。