Perceptions of physical and psychological aggression in close relationships: A review

Williams, Celestine; Richardson, Deborah South; Hammock, Georgina S.; Janit, Adrian S.

doi:10.1016/j.avb.2012.06.005

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“…There were no differences in ratings of harmfulness between partner and stranger conditions for 'Evolved Negs', in contrast to previous findings suggesting that negging may be viewed as more harmful between partners (Williams, Richardson, Hammock & Janit, 2012).…”

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“…Siltala (2014) investigated the impact of emotional, sexual, and physical abuse in 1,952 people, finding that victims of emotional abuse scored lower on all measures of wellbeing than victims of sexual or physical abuse. Williams, Richardson, Hammock and Janit (2012) found that victims of domestic abuse viewed emotional abuse as more harmful with longer-lasting effects, however observers viewed physical abuse as more harmful and deserving of punishment. This suggests that members of the public may not recognise the impact of emotional abuse, highlighting the importance of understanding the public perception of behaviours such as negging.…”

Section: Emotional Abusementioning

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Public perceptions of “negging”: lowering women’s self-esteem to increase the male’s attractiveness and achieve sexual conquest

Green

Kukan

Tully

2017

Jnl Aggress Conflict Peace Res

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Purpose “Negging” can be described as the purposeful lowering of a woman’s self-esteem to increase perceived attractiveness of the man in order to achieve sexual conquest. Negging has evolved over time. Whilst “original” negging was intended to be a harmless tool for attracting women, more recently dating companies have been teaching men “evolved” negging in a potentially damaging way, which could escalate into an abusive intimate relationship. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach An online survey involving vignettes depicting negging between strangers with three conditions: “original”, “evolved”, and “control” was completed by 308 participants. Participants were asked how harmful, acceptable, and how likely to escalate each scenario was. A fourth vignette described “evolved” negging between partners. Findings Mixed methods analysis of variance indicated that participants perceived all negging as being significantly more harmful than control “pick-up” lines. “Evolved” negging was considered to be more likely to escalate in seriousness than “original” negging. Research limitations/implications Despite the public viewing negging as harmful and with the potential to escalate in seriousness, women are still being targeted in this manner and the industry “teaching” negging is growing despite controversy. This study aims to increase general awareness of negging in order to minimise harm caused to women who are “picked-up” through this technique. To this end, directions for future research are highlighted. Originality/value This paper is one of the first empirical studies in the area of negging. The perceived, and potential, harm caused can be studied in light of these novel findings with the aim of protecting women from harm.

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Section: Emotional Abusementioning

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Public perceptions of “negging”: lowering women’s self-esteem to increase the male’s attractiveness and achieve sexual conquest

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Kukan

Tully

2017

Jnl Aggress Conflict Peace Res

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“…Parece un razonamiento obvio suponer que, los observadores de una situación de violencia perciben la de tipo físico con mayor severidad, y la juzgan de manera más intolerable e intransigente, debido a sus manifiestas lesiones (Capezza y Arriaga, 2008). En cambio, cuando se trata de actores o víctimas, ocurre lo contrario, estimándose la agresión psicológica más nociva, así como también, sus secuelas se consideran más perdurables en el tiempo (Williams, Richardson, Hammock, y Janit, 2012). La distancia psicológica -definida como el conjunto de experiencias asociadas con estar cerca o lejos de algo o alguien subjetivo-sería la responsable de tales diferencias entre actor-observador (Van Boven, Kane, McGraw, y Dale, 2010).…”

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“…Esto va en consonancia con investigaciones previas, las cuales muestran, que la violencia psicológica es menos ostensible que la física, debido al tipo de comportamientos que la conciben (p.ej., celos) (Williams et al, 2012).…”

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El Papel De La Distancia Social en El Perdón De La Violencia Psicológica: Malestar Personal Y Coacción Como Respuesta De Afrontamiento

Beltrán-Morillas¹,

Valor-Segura²,

Expósito³

2017

Revista INFAD de Psicología

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RESUMEN.A través de dos estudios, la presente investigación analizar el proceso de perdón ante una situación de abuso psicológico, en función de la distancia social en relación con la persona que transgrede. En el primer estudio (n = 145), se examinó el otorgamiento de perdón ante diferentes tipos de violencia (física vs. psicológica). Los resultados mostraron que la violencia psicológica en mayor grado (vs. física). En el segundo estudio (n = 155) se analizó el perdón, el malestar o distrés personal y la coacción como respuesta de afrontamiento, en función de la distancia social (actor vs. observador). Los resultados evidenciaron que, el malestar personal se relaciona con un menor perdón, y éste a su vez, se relaciona con una menor coerción, especialmente en la condición de actor (observador). Asimismo, los resultados también evidenciaron que el perdón media la relación entre el malestar personal y la resolución de coerción, especialmente, cuando se trata de la perspectiva del actor.Palabras clave: Abuso psicológico, coacción, distancia social, malestar personal, perdón Pese a que es cierto que mantener una relación de pareja es una experiencia muy gratificante, a veces, también puede resultar muy dolorosa (Valor-Segura, Expósito, Moya, y Kluwer, 2014). Así pues, dentro del ámbito relacional de pareja pueden acontecer una gran disparidad de transgresiones, las cuales varían en función del grado de severidad percibido por la persona ofendida (p.ej., violar la exclusividad relacional o perpetrar abuso físico o psicológico; Tsang y Stanford, 2007). A medida que la transgresión se percibe como más grave, es más difícil que se tolere, haciendo que la persona ofendida lleve a cabo comportamientos de evitación o de venganza hacia el transgresor, lo que disminuye la probabilidad de perdón (McCullough, Rachal, Sandage, Worthington, Brown, y Hight, 1998).

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“…This is not only true within the field but also within couples themselves, as Caetano, Field, Ramisetty-Mikler, and Lipsky (2009) found that over half of the couples they interviewed disagreed about what constituted psychological aggression. Although psychological aggression is often viewed as a less injurious form of aggression than physical tactics (see Williams, Richardson, Hammock, & Janit, 2012), victims of psychological aggression have reported that it is actually more harmful than physical aggression, in part because its effects tend to be much longer lasting.…”

Section: Psychological Aggressionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Influence of Parental Aggression and Cultural Gender Role Beliefs on Hispanic College Women's Experiences with Psychological Aggression

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Perceptions of physical and psychological aggression in close relationships: A review

Cited by 47 publications

References 18 publications

Public perceptions of “negging”: lowering women’s self-esteem to increase the male’s attractiveness and achieve sexual conquest

Public perceptions of “negging”: lowering women’s self-esteem to increase the male’s attractiveness and achieve sexual conquest

El Papel De La Distancia Social en El Perdón De La Violencia Psicológica: Malestar Personal Y Coacción Como Respuesta De Afrontamiento

The Influence of Parental Aggression and Cultural Gender Role Beliefs on Hispanic College Women's Experiences with Psychological Aggression

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