Double Standards in Perceived Traits of Women Labeled Victims Versus Survivors

Setia, Aanchal; Marks, Michael J.; An, Sieun

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“…Similarly, in another mixed gender study, Schwark and Bohner (2019) found the survivor self-label to convey strength, with its victim counterpart conveying passivity. Furthermore Setia et al (2020) found the survivor label to be linked to agency among both men and women in their sample, implying a helpseeking connection. Women who assign themselves a survivor self-label emphasize acceptance and experience less of a self-blame inclination (Mills, 1985).…”

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“…In addition to the theoretical models outlining problem definition's importance in the help-seeking process, a fairly robust body of research has explored the importance of experience and self-labeling or acknowledgment for a variety of outcomes, including self-blame and self-compassion (Jaffe et al, 2021;Williamson & Serna, 2018), the likelihood of continuing a romantic involvement with the perpetrator of sexual assault and revictimization (Hammond & Calhoun, 2007;H.Littleton et al, 2009;H.Littleton et al, 2017), agentic traits (Setia et al, 2020), and victim mental health (Anderson et al, 2021;Boyle & Clay-Warner, 2018;Boyle & Rogers, 2020;Clements et al, 2021;Clements & Ogle, 2009;Littleton et al, 2006;Wilson et al, 2017). With the exception of Williamson and Serna's (2018) work, most of the above listed studies found that experience and self-labels significantly shaped these various outcomes.…”

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Labeling Victimization Experiences and Self as Predictors of Service Need Perceptions and Talking to Police

Johnson,

LaPlante

2023

J Interpers Violence

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Theoretical frameworks suggest that how victims of violence against women (VAW) label their experiences and selves shapes their help-seeking intentions and behaviors. Quantitative studies assessing this relationship have focused on sexual assault and have neglected self-labels, thus this study adds to the research by including multiple forms of VAW and both experience-labels (e.g., “abuse”) and self-labels (e.g., “victim”). Data came from a community-based sample of 1,284 adult, female victims of physical intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking. These women participated in a state-wide phone survey in 2020 to determine victimization prevalence and were selected for the present analyses based on their victimization experiences. Bivariate analyses and multivariate logistic regression models were used to determine whether experience- and self-labels predicted the likelihood of perceiving the need for legal services, victim services, shelter or safe housing, and/or medical care, as well as talking to police. Both applying a label to one’s experiences with VAW and applying a label to oneself in relation to those experiences approximately doubled the odds of perceiving a need for formal services. The significance of self-labels seemed to be driven by the “survivor” label, as using a “victim” label was not related to need perceptions, but a “survivor” label doubled or tripled the odds of perceiving a need for formal services. Applying a label to one’s experiences with VAW almost doubled the odds of talking to the police, and, again, use of the “survivor” self-label significantly increased the odds of talking to the police. These findings confirm the importance of labeling one’s victimization experiences and self, and indicate that greater attention be paid to the labels that victims use and how the use of labels might be improved so that they are more likely to seek and attain meaningful help and services.

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Labeling Victimization Experiences and Self as Predictors of Service Need Perceptions and Talking to Police

Johnson,

LaPlante

2023

J Interpers Violence

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“…Studies on sexual violence have identified the importance of studying victims’ attribution of blame in order to determine the labels associated with women who have been sexually assaulted ( Setia et al, 2020 ) and to prevent and avoid these situations ( Rogers et al, 2009 ; Lim, 2017 ; Adolfsson et al, 2020 ).…”

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The relationship between attribution of blame and the perception of resistance in relation to victims of sexual violence

Laso

Rodríguez-Díaz

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Several studies have examined victim blaming in rape scenarios. However, there is limited research on the analysis of the perception of blame when two or more perpetrators are involved. The present article explores the perception of blame in cases involving rape based on the level of resistance shown by the victim and the presence of one or more perpetrators. A study was carried out involving 351 university students who responded to a survey after reading a hypothetical assault scenario. Six situations were established where the victim showed either low or high resistance, depending on whether the resistance was verbal or physical and verbal, and in the presence of one or two male perpetrators. It is expected that perpetrators are more culpable when acting in groups and that less resistance from the victim leads to greater attribution of blame. The results confirm that more blame is attributed to the perpetrators when they act in groups than when they act alone. Likewise, women consider the victim generally exerts greater resistance and this variable influences the attribution of greater blame.

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Pathways of Self-Determination: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study of Slut-shaming Vulnerability in a Group of Young Adults

Urone,

Passiglia,

Graceffa

et al. 2023

Sexuality & Culture

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Slut-shaming is a sexual stigmatization that consists in a form of discrimination against those who do not respect gender stereotypes of external appearance and/or sexual behaviors and attitudes. Individuals may also be exposed to slut-shaming merely due to fortuitous elements unrelated to the sexual dimension. Slut-shaming is perpetrated through ostracism, rejection and sexual stigmatization and may have negative effects on psychophysical well-being. The primary aim of the present study is to explore the victimization of young adults through slut-shaming. A sample of thirty-six participants (aged 19–28) was recruited and focus groups and interviews were conducted to explore participants’ slut-shaming experiences. Constructivist grounded theory was employed to understand how young adults deal with slut-shaming and analyze sociocultural factors involved in slut-shaming dynamics. Several individual, social and cultural factors are involved in sexual stigmatization processes. A core set of 6 categories related to slut-shaming exposure was identified: exposure to slut-shaming, antecedents of slut-shaming, socio-cultural context facilitating slut-shaming, LGBTQIA + and slut-shaming, negative effects of slut-shaming, and reactions to slut-shaming. Results emphasized that, even if young adults showed a generally high level of awareness of sexual discrimination and stigmatization processes, slut-shaming victimization is not uniformly experienced by them. Young adults’ narratives seem to show conflicting feelings and thoughts regarding the possible strategies that could be employed to deal with slut-shaming exposure and pervasive internal and external forms of oppression.

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Double Standards in Perceived Traits of Women Labeled Victims Versus Survivors

Cited by 4 publications

References 40 publications

Labeling Victimization Experiences and Self as Predictors of Service Need Perceptions and Talking to Police

Labeling Victimization Experiences and Self as Predictors of Service Need Perceptions and Talking to Police

The relationship between attribution of blame and the perception of resistance in relation to victims of sexual violence

Pathways of Self-Determination: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study of Slut-shaming Vulnerability in a Group of Young Adults

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