Perpetrator characteristics and blame attributions in a stranger rape situation

IF 7.6 1区社会学 Q1 LAW

European Journal of Psychology Applied To Legal Context Pub Date : 2014-07-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ejpal.2014.06.002

Leif A. Strömwall, Sara Landström, Helen Alfredsson

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Abstract

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.

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陌生人强奸案件中施暴者特征及其归因

现实生活中的事件和研究都表明，强奸受害者有时会因为自己的受害而受到指责。加害者特征对受害者指责的影响很少被研究。在一项以社区为样本(N = 161)的实验中，我们使用小插图方法研究了犯罪者的前科和年龄，以及参与者的性别和对公正世界的信仰对归因的影响。据预测，当犯罪者有前科时，受害者的责任更少，犯罪者的责任更多。结果表明，BJW水平与受害者责备(正相关)和肇事者责备(负相关)相关。当犯罪者有前科时，男性会更多地责怪受害者，而女性会更少地责怪受害者。当施暴者有前科时，女性对施暴者的指责更多，而男性则较少。因此，性别是解释归因差异的重要因素。

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European Journal of Psychology Applied To Legal Context Multiple-

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14.60

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9.50%

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12 weeks

期刊介绍： The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context, the official journal of the Sociedad Española de Psicología Jurídica y Forense [Spanish Society of Forensic Psychology] and the Asociación Iberoamericana de Justicia Terapéutica [Latin-American Association of Therapeutic Jurisprudence], publishes empirical articles and meta-analytic reviews of topics dealing with psychology and law (e.g., legal decision making, eyewitness). The journal is aimed at researchers, academics and professionals in Psychology, Law, Social Work, Forensic Sciences, Educators and, in general, people related with Social Sciences and the Law.