Was she wearing red? The function of victim‐blaming in women's intrasexual competition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21391775 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mitch Brown (0000-0001-6615-6081, Department of Psychological Science University of Arkansas Fayetteville AR USA, corresponding author), Lucienne Burnett (School of Psychology Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck NJ USA), Kaitlyn Boykin (School of Psychology The University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg MS USA), Kaitlyn N Boykin (0000-0001-9953-8027, University of Southern Mississippi) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205-211 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sjop.12870 |
| PMID | 36134619 |
| OpenAlex | W4296617610 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 55 |
Previous research indicates that women frequently use red clothing to signal their sexual receptivity, with men and women both recognizing this as a reliable cue to such receptivity. Nonetheless, receptivity cues can inform perceptions of women's culpability for experiencing sexual assault. Thus, women experiencing sexual assault could become more of a target for victim‐blaming if assaulted while wearing red. Such victim‐blaming could be especially apparent especially among those who believe the world is just. The current study presented a sexual assault vignette to American undergraduates (155 women, 66 men) describing a woman wearing either red or green whom participants evaluated for the degree of culpability she has for the assault. Results indicated that the red‐wearing target was viewed as more culpable for the assault, particularly for women with heightened just‐world beliefs. We frame results from an evolutionary framework considering victim‐blaming as part of women's intrasexual competition
Criminology · Culpability · Developmental psychology · Medical emergency · Perception · Poison control · Sexual assault · Suicide prevention · Vignette · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
A review of the literature relating to rape victim blaming
Formidability and the logic of human anger
Attribution of blame in cases of rape
Sex-age stereotyping
The effect of red on attractiveness for highly attractive women
Women’s Strategic Defenses Against Same-Sex Aggression
The Importance of Distinguishing the Belief in a Just World for Self Versus for Others
Relational insecurity heightens sensitivity to limbal rings in partnered women
Demonstrate values
Cycle of Blame or Just World
An Examination of Date Rape, Victim Dress, and Perceiver Variables Within the Context of Attribution Theory
Intolerance of sexy peers
Red and romantic behavior in men viewing women
Red enhances women's attractiveness to men
Competitive reputation manipulation
Sexy red
Error management theory
When small effects are impressive
Evolutionary origins of stigmatization
Parasites and promiscuity
Functional inferences of mating orientations through body fat and sex-typical body features
Belief in a Just World and Commitment to Long-Term Deserved Outcomes
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |