Perpetrator characteristics and blame attributions in a stranger rape situation

被引：15

作者：

Stromwall, Leif A. ^{[1
]}

Landstrom, Sara ^{[1
]}

Alfredsson, Helen ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Gothenburg, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY APPLIED TO LEGAL CONTEXT | 2014年 / 6卷 / 02期

关键词：

Rape victims; Victim blame attributions; Perpetrator blame attributions; Perpetrator characteristics; Belief in a just world; JUST-WORLD BELIEFS; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; VICTIM GENDER; PARTICIPANT GENDER; MYTH ACCEPTANCE; PERCEPTIONS; RESPONSIBILITY; JUDGMENTS; OTHERS; AGE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ejpal.2014.06.002

中图分类号：

D9 [法律]; DF [法律];

学科分类号：

0301 ;

摘要：

Both real-life events and research show that rape victims are sometimes blamed for their victimization. The effect of perpetrator characteristics on victim blaming has rarely been studied. In an experiment using a community sample (N = 161), we investigated the effect of the perpetrator's previous conviction and age, as well as participants' gender and belief in a just world (BJW) on blame attributions using a vignette methodology. It was predicted that less victim blame and more perpetrator blame would be attributed when the perpetrator had a previous conviction. Results showed that level of BJW was associated with victim blame (positively) and perpetrator blame (negatively). Men blamed the victim more and women blamed the victim less when the perpetrator had a previous conviction. Women blamed the perpetrator more and men less when the perpetrator had a previous conviction. Hence, gender is an important factor in explaining variation in blame attributions. (C) 2014 Colegio Oficial de Psicologos de Madrid. Production by Elsevier Espana, S.L. All rights reserved.

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页码：63 / 67

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