In modern society,behaviors that communicate sex-ism can be subtle and even perceived to be"subjec-tively favorable"and flattering to women.However,this kind of benevolent sexism may cause distress by perpetuating the inequality it justifies.A survey was conducted to investigate how benevolent sexism af-fects the communication resilience processes of Chi-nese women(N=300).Results indicated that:(1)benevolent sexism was positively associated with communication resilience processes,(2)the associa-tion between benevolent sexism and communication resilience processes was mediated by social support seeking,and(3)the association between benevolent sexism and communication resilience processes was serially mediated by gender-specific system justifi-cation and self-efficacy.The study reveals that social support empowers women to withstand adverse exter-nal influences and cultivate efficacy beliefs amidst the justification of gender system,thereby reducing the ideological dissonance brought by"benevolent"and"sexism"and enhancing resilience.
benevolent sexismcommunica-tion resilience processessocial support seekinggender-specific system justificationself-efficacy
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