Influence of Cross-Cultural Factors about Sexism, Perception of Severity, Victimization, and Gender Violence in Adolescent Dating Relationships

Abstract

The phenomenon of adolescent dating violence directed towards women is a widespread social health problem all over the world. Various investigations over time have analysed and studied this problem from different perspectives, taking into account both the aggressors and the victims. However, apart from these perspectives there are other approaches that have been less explored. This study analyses the phenomenon from a cultural point of view. It looks at the way in which variables such as hostile sexism, benevolent sexism, and the perception of severity attributed to violent behaviour perpetrated by the aggressor can differ depending on the country of origin of a group of victimized adolescent women, specifically, from Spain and Ecuador. The data analysis, based on the construction of a moderated mediation model, revealed that while hostile sexism seems to be linked to a greater extent with traditional cultures, benevolent sexism is highly relevant in today’s society, and modifies the severity that young female victims attribute to violent behaviour and ultimately affects the frequency of victimization. These results revealed the importance of culture and the way in which violence is perceived in different countries as an essential aspect that must be taken into account to guide the construction of effective prevention programs adapted to the specific target groups of adolescents.

Teen dating violence: predictive role of sexism and the mediating role of empathy and assertiveness based on gender

“…However, these variables further define the risk when combined with the victim role. Consistent with previous research ( Arnoso et al, 2017 ; Cuadrado-Gordillo and Martín-Mora-Parra, 2022 ), the findings support the notion that sexism, although not a causal element, increases the likelihood of perpetrating violence in relationships when interacting with other factors. Several studies provide support for the association between victimization in relationships and sexist beliefs, which serve as facilitating factors for the initiation and perpetuation of TDV ( Fernández-Fuertes et al, 2018 ; Marcos et al, 2020 ; Rey-Anacona and Martínez-Gómez, 2022 ).…”

Attachment Style and Emotional Regulation as Protective and Risk Factors in Mutual Dating Violence among Youngsters: A Moderated Mediation Model

“…According to this, the influence of sexual orientation could be attributed to the fact that neither member of these couples identifies with gender-based violence. For example, many women justify their partners’ violent or abusive behaviors, misinterpreting them as signs of an idealized love influenced by benevolent sexism [ 17 , 69 ]. Likewise, some young women play the role of aggressors in their relationships by imitating the controlling and aggressive behaviors of young men.…”

Evaluación de pruebas psicológicas en casos de violencia de género

“…903 -923, diciembre 2023 www.anatomiadigital.org que les permite cumplir con sus propios objetivos, por ende, son convenientes para emplearlos en casos de violencia de género(12,16).Al seleccionar artículos originales en los que se haya utilizado el DVQ, se encontró algunos donde se incluía la violencia de género, a pesar de que los objetivos fueron distintos. Los resultados muestran porcentajes preocupantes como el caso de Aguilera-Jiménez et al(17), donde la violencia psicológica es prevalente y el desapego el de mayor dominancia tanto en mujeres como en hombres, poniendo realce en la violencia por coerción y humillación.Asimismo, el estudio de Martínez-Gómez et al(18) evaluó la actitud en torno a los roles de género y la violencia en Colombia y Ecuador, donde el desapego en ambos países fue de mayor proporción y bidireccional; el poder en las relaciones se correlacionó con la violencia recibida y ejercida.En Ecuador los datos son desconcertantes, como indican Cuadrado-Gordillo et al(26): en una población femenina adolescente aproximadamente el 52.3 % en algún momento ha sido violentada de diferente manera, resultados semejantes a los de Pilco et al(28) quienes postulan que la población masculina y femenina muestra porcentajes elevados en las dimensiones de violencia sexual, desapego y humillación.En tanto, Martín et al(27) concluyen que las víctimas tienden a generar dependencia emocional por parte de su agresor, es decir, se desarrolla un amor-odio, porque al ser estas féminas manipulables se impone un castigo emocional que según la media del estudio de Palacios et al(30) es del 1.31, plasmándose en desinterés por parte de la pareja, ausencia de diálogo o indiferencia, en general desencadenada por la repetición de patrones caracterizados por el tipo de familia en la que la persona se crio y su nivel socioeconómico. Vol.…”