Do women perceive sex robots as threatening? The role of political views and presenting the robot as a female-vs male-friendly product
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Highlights：
• The advancement of sex robots has triggered debates on the social consequences of their application.
• Women may feel more threatened than men by the presence of sex robots in society.
• Sexual threat depends on whether robots are presented as female-friendly products and individual's political views.
• Liberal women feel less threatened when a robot is presented as suitable for women than it is presented as designed for men.
• More conservative women perceive sex robots as a threat regardless of whether they are designed for women or men.
摘要
•The advancement of sex robots has triggered debates on the social consequences of their application.•Women may feel more threatened than men by the presence of sex robots in society.•Sexual threat depends on whether robots are presented as female-friendly products and individual's political views.•Liberal women feel less threatened when a robot is presented as suitable for women than it is presented as designed for men.•More conservative women perceive sex robots as a threat regardless of whether they are designed for women or men.
论文关键词：Sex robots,Political views,Sexuality,Technology,Conservatism,Sexual behaviour
论文评审过程：Received 12 May 2020, Revised 8 December 2020, Accepted 9 December 2020, Available online 14 December 2020, Version of Record 23 December 2020.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106664
