Abstract
Social stigma theory guided this study of social interaction in status-discrepant dyads. Interpersonal trait judgments were characterized by out-group covariation bias at the individual and dyadic levels. Men used shared stereotypes and idiosyncratic generalizations regarding characteristics of out-group members when judging their traits, and this was most pronounced in heterosexual men’s judgments of gays. Heterosexual men were accurately aware of how gay men judged their traits, whereas gay men made inaccurate predictions. Verbal and nonverbal behaviors of heterosexual men were consistent with their feelings about the social interaction, whereas public displays and private experience were discrepant among gay men. Methodological and statistical implications for research on social interaction in status-discrepant dyads and estimation of out-group covariation bias are considered.
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