Effects of Gender and Confrontation on Attributions of Female-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence

Rhatigan, Deborah L.; Stewart, Craig; Moore, Todd M.

doi:10.1007/s11199-011-9951-2

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“…Although men are blamed more and held more responsible for their own victimization (Finn & Stalans, 1997;Harris & Cook, 1994), heterosexual female victims are perceived as more believable than lesbian or gay male victims and heterosexual men . When women do perpetrate IPV, their motivations are likely to be considered as self-defense (Felson & Messner, 2000;Saunders, 2002) and considered less serious because of her smaller size and stature relative to a man (Archer, 2000;Rhatigan, Stewart & Moore, 2011). IPV in same-sex relationships are often considered mutually initiated, less severe, and less serious than IPV in opposite-sex relationships when the parties are assumed to be similar in size and strength (Brown, 2008;Dalton & Schneider, 2001;Poorman et al, 2003;.…”

Section: Abstract: Intimate Partner Violence; Protection From Abuse Omentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some research has found that IPV perpetrated by heterosexual males is considered more serious, in need of reporting and intervention, and necessitates a PO compared to IPV perpetrated by heterosexual females and those in same-sex relationships (Ahmed, Aldén, & Hammarstedt, 2013;Archer, 2000;Felson & Cares, 2005;Harris & Cook, 1994;Poorman et al, 2003;Sorenson & Thomas, 2009;. Additional research studies found that men who assault women are blamed or sentenced more often than female assailants Rhatigan et al, 2011;Russell, Ragatz, & Kraus, 2009Stewart, Moore, Crone, DeFreitas, & Rhatigan, 2012;.…”

Section: General Perceptions Of Intimate Partner Violence In Oppositementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In general, female respondents have been found to rate incidents of IPV as more serious (Ahmed et al, 2013;Harris & Cook, 1994), more likely to sympathize with the victim regardless of gender of the abuser (Harris & Cook, 1994;, and attribute more blame and responsibility to assailants (Rhatigan et al, 2011). Little and Terrance's (2010) investigation of IPV among lesbian women found that female respondents perceived the dispute as more dangerous than male respondents.…”

Section: Respondent Gender Differences In Perceptions Of Abusementioning

confidence: 99%

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When Is It Abuse? How Assailant Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Protection Orders Influence Perceptions of Intimate Partner Abuse

2015

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Incidents of intimate partner violence (IPV) are considered more serious when perpetrated by a male than when perpetrated by a female, and IPV among gay men and lesbians are perceived as less serious than IPV among heterosexual couples. This study examines how assailant and victim sexual orientation and protection orders (POs) influence individuals' evaluations of abuse in a case of simple assault. Respondents (N 5 640 college students) were provided with scenarios of IPV among opposite-and same-sex couples with or without a PO. IPV was more likely to be perceived as abuse when a PO was in effect but less likely to be considered abuse when the couple was gay/lesbian. The IPV incident was most likely to be considered abuse when perpetrated by a heterosexual male and least likely to be considered abuse when perpetrated by a gay male. Female respondents were more likely to consider IPV more abusive when perpetrated by heterosexuals with POs than gay/lesbians with or without a PO. Although male respondents rated IPV between opposite-and samesex couples with a PO similarly, they were less likely to identify IPV abuse in same-sex conditions when no PO was issued. Current findings emphasize some

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Section: Abstract: Intimate Partner Violence; Protection From Abuse Omentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: General Perceptions Of Intimate Partner Violence In Oppositementioning

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Section: Respondent Gender Differences In Perceptions Of Abusementioning

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2015

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“…Although the high levels of anxiety that lead to certain violent conduct could not be systematically equated with the low levels of tolerance, it is possible to use these results as an indicator of the levels of sensitising the youths towards such conditions. Diverse studies have analysed the effect of minimisation and/or normalisation of violent conduct in relationships with the risk of said relationship becoming abusive (Harned 2005;Hernando et al 2012), with its association with the maintenance of this type of relationship (Dunham and Senn 2000;Rhatigan et al 2011), and also with the disengagement from legal proceedings (Cala et al 2016).…”

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Tolerance of abuse within Mexican adolescent relationships

Ayala

Molleda

Pineda

et al. 2016

Psicol. Refl. Crít.

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Violence in interpersonal relationships in young people has been the subject of several studies in recent years. Studies of dating violence show that one of the resources available for the young to help perceive and distinguish abusive or violent behaviour is an indicator which increases the ability to recognise as well as confront the reality of abuse. Certain violent behaviour however can be perceived as non-abusive, where the victim and the aggressor can share an abnormal view of the relationship in which possession, jealousy and exclusivity are considered significant elements within the relationship. The objective of this study is to understand and establish the levels of aggravation (degree of tolerance) towards violent behaviour in relationships of engaged adolescent Mexicans affected by abuse, by considering gender and level of perception of abuse as variables. The sample was formed of 3304 young Mexican students between the ages of 13 and 22, containing 1432 boys and 1872 girls, 1383 pursuing university studies, whereas the remaining 1921 were pre-university students. CUVINO was administered in order to determine the abusive conduct and levels of discomfort (tolerance), which allowed us to observe that the highest levels of discomfort, greater than those caused by any other kind of abuse, are experienced by women, especially regarding sexual victimization within the category of those non-abused women that presented a lower level of tolerance. This finding led us to identify, as a major risk factor, those men and women with a high level of tolerance, who did not perceive themselves as having been abused.AECID (CYTED) AP/035718/1

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“…This idea is supported by several empirical studies. US college students were found to attribute less blame and responsibility to female perpetrators than to male perpetrators of sexual coercion (Rhatigan, Stewart, & Moore, 2011) and to be less empathic towards male victims (Osman, 2011). In a study among American college students, four scenarios were manipulated by changing the sex of the victim and perpetrator (Hannon, Hall, Nash, Formati & Hopson, 2000).…”

Section: Rape Myth Acceptancementioning

confidence: 99%

Attitudes of Dutch citizens towards male victims of sexual coercion by a female perpetrator

Huitema

Vanwesenbeeck

2016

Journal of Sexual Aggression

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This vignette study examines the differences in Dutch people's attitudes towards sexual coercion perpetrated by a male against a female versus sexual coercion perpetrated by a female against a male. In total, 583 Dutch citizens (16-86 years, 59.7% female) evaluated a control scenario and three sexually coercive scenarios (verbal coercion, purposeful intoxication and force), in which the sex of perpetrator and victim was purposely varied. The variables studied include: (1) scenario acceptability, (2) victim responsibility, (3) perpetrator responsibility, (4) victim pleasure, (5) victim distress and (6) support for filing a police report. The results indicate that sexual coercion of men is taken less seriously than sexual coercion of women, especially among Dutch men. However, most differences between attitudes towards male and female victims were found only in the physical force scenario. The findings highlight the importance of educational programmes to raise awareness and reduce stereotypical views on male sexual victimisation. Male sexual coercionThe issue of sexual coercion in adulthood has attracted a lot of attention from researchers. This scientific interest is hardly surprising, considering the stressful nature of these experiences. Krahé, Tomaszewska, Kuyper, and Vanwesenbeeck (2014) define sexual coercion as "behaviour carried out with the intent or result of making another person engage in sexual activity or sexual communication despite his or her unwillingness to do so" (p. 546). This covers a broad range of behaviours, such as manipulating the other by continuing to insist after the other person refused sex, lying about feelings or intentions, threatening with anger, withdrawing love, or using force.Considering the gendered nature of sexual aggression, the larger part of studies conducted in this area has focused on situations with male perpetrators and female victims. However, sexual coercion by females occurs as well (e.g. Breiding et al., 2014). Only in 1991 was the legal definition of rape under Dutch law rephrased into a gender-neutral wording. Before this time, rape was by definition committed by a male perpetrator against a female victim (Römkens, 2008). Even though it is now recognised that males and females can be victims of sexual coercion, research on the subject of male coercion by a female perpetrator remains limited.It is also acknowledged that situations of sexual coercion where the victim and the perpetrator are of the same sex are also only scarcely included in research. However, these situations are beyond the scope of this article, as the aim of the current study is to investigate the attitudes of Dutch citizens (16 years and older) towards adult male victims of sexual coercion by a female perpetrator. This type of research has not previously been conducted in the Netherlands.

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Effects of Gender and Confrontation on Attributions of Female-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence

Cited by 47 publications

References 62 publications

When Is It Abuse? How Assailant Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Protection Orders Influence Perceptions of Intimate Partner Abuse

When Is It Abuse? How Assailant Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Protection Orders Influence Perceptions of Intimate Partner Abuse

Tolerance of abuse within Mexican adolescent relationships

Attitudes of Dutch citizens towards male victims of sexual coercion by a female perpetrator

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