Jurnal Psikologi Tabularasa
Vol. 20 No. 1 (2025): APRIL 2025

Prejudice against homosexuals in Indonesia’s heteronormative cultural context: The roles of cultural humility and right-wing authoritarianism

Natalia Purnomo (Universitas Surabaya)
Marselius Sampe Tondok (Universitas Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Apr 2025

Abstract

In Indonesia, heteronormative values remain widely upheld, contributing to persistent prejudice against homosexual individuals. Factors influencing such prejudice include cultural humility and right-wing authoritarianism. This study aims to examine the roles of cultural humility and rightwing authoritarianism in predicting prejudice against homosexuals. Employing a cross-sectional survey design, the study recruited a sample of heterosexual university students (N = 408) aged 18–25. Data were collected using standardized scales and analyzed through multiple regression. The findings indicate that cultural humility is negatively associated with prejudice (b = -0.23;p < 0.001), whereas right-wing authoritarianism is positively associated (b = 0.74; p < 0.001). Right-wing authoritarianism, which frames homosexuals as a societal threat, emerged as a stronger predictor of prejudice than cultural humility. Additional analyses revealed associations between prejudice and factors such as religious affiliation, faculty type, university type, and acquaintance with homosexual individuals. These results suggest that interventions aimed at reducing prejudice should prioritize addressing right-wing authoritarian attitudes, while also fostering cultural humility as a complementary strategy.

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jpt

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Subject

Social Sciences

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Jurnal Psikologi Tabularasa is a scientific periodical journal issued by the Faculty of Psychology, University of Merdeka Malang. It is published twice a year, in April and October. The journal's scopes include clinical psychology, developmental psychology, educational psychology, and industrial & ...