Persons Who Fear Freedom and Equality Are the Ones Who Most Blame Women Who are Victims of Acquaintance Rape

Bibliographic Data

ID12435604
AuthorsJesús M Canto (0000-0001-8139-0896, Universidad de Málaga, corresponding author), Jesús San Martín (0000-0002-9943-9691, Universidad de Málaga), Fabiola Perles (0000-0001-9301-2542, Universidad de Málaga), Macarena Vallejo (Universidad de Málaga)
Year2020
Volume27
Issue6-7
Pages731-747
Publication date2020-04-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1077801220909896
PMID32241228
OpenAlexW3014916897
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited51

This study analyzes whether the degree of right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation influence the blame placed on a woman who is the victim of an acquaintance rape. The participants read a rape scenario and responded to three questionnaires about the blame of the victim, right-wing authoritarianism, and social dominance. The results show that greater blame was attributed to the victim when the participants scored high in right-wing authoritarianism or social dominance. They also reveal an interaction between both variables: participants who scored high in both right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance attributed the greatest blame to the victim

Authoritarianism · Blame · Democracy · Developmental psychology · Dominance (genetics · Political science · Politics · Social dominance orientation · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology