Although data show that intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is a concealed phenomenon that is severely underreported, studies examining willingness to report episodes of IPVAW are limited. To contribute to this field of research, a factorial survey experiment was implemented in which each respondent ( N = 1,007) received a unique vignette describing a hypothetical case of IPVAW. Slightly over one in four respondents (28.1%) indicated that they would report the aggression. It was also found that willingness to report was influenced by both the characteristics of the vignettes and certain personal ones of the respondents. Practical implications are proposed that may contribute to preventing IPVAW.

Las actitudes sexistas constituyen el eje fundamental sobre el que se construyen y mantienen relaciones de desigualdad entre hombres y mujeres. En la actualidad, y a pesar de que en los países occidentales el sexismo se manifiesta de formas más sutiles, está constatado que parte de la ciudadanía continúa teniendo creencias sexistas. El presente trabajo responde al propósito de analizar, desde una perspectiva de género, el efecto de una serie de características personales en la predicción de creencias sexistas en una muestra de estudiantes universitarios en España (N = 2.112; 63,6% mujeres y 36,4% hombres).  Para evaluar el grado de sexismo se empleó la versión reducida de la Escala de Sexismo Ambivalente (ASI, Expósito, Moya, & Glick, 1998), cuyas puntuaciones más altas representan mayores niveles de sexismo (α = ,88). Como variables explicativas se incluyeron la edad, la ideología política, la nacionalidad, la adscripción religiosa, la orientación sexual, las experiencias de victimización y el consumo mediático. Los resultados mostraron que los hombres puntuaron significativamente más alto que las mujeres en la escala de sexismo ambivalente. Además, se encontraron puntuaciones más elevadas para los hombres tanto en las subescalas de sexismo hostil como benevolente. Por otro lado, los resultados mostraron que la ideología más conservadora y ser creyente predicen actitudes más sexistas tanto en hombres como en mujeres. Sin embargo, se encontró que el efecto de la edad, la ideología política y la orientación sexual dependen del sexo de los participantes. Los resultados obtenidos pretenden contribuir al desarrollo de programas educativos dirigidos a jóvenes, facilitando la identificación de grupos especialmente vulnerables y áreas que requieren mayor atención.

Past studies that have analyzed fear of victimization using samples composed of men and women have most frequently controlled for the effect of gender. This study not only controls for the effect of gender, but also examines how the predictors of fear of victimization may vary across gender. To do so, separate regression models for men and women were estimated and the corresponding z tests were calculated for the purpose of analyzing whether the differences between genders were significant. The results showed that women scored higher on the general fear of crime victimization scale, as well as for fear of becoming victims of each of the specific crimes under study. Religiosity had an equally significant effect on men and women’s fear of victimization. Also, younger participants were more likely to fear being victims in the cases of both men and women, although this effect was even more pronounced among women. In addition, respondents’ fear of victimization differed across gender based on sexual orientation. Finally, the results showed a few variables (political orientation and sexual victimization) that were only significant in the case of women, but not of men. The findings of this study confirm that fear of victimization and its predictors vary between women and men.

Los mitos sobre la violencia de género favorecen la persistencia del maltrato al actuar como elementos justificativos de las agresiones. El presente trabajo contribuye a la escasa evidencia acumulada al emplear un análisis de clases latentes (ACL) para estudiar tipologías de personas basadas en la adhesión a diez mitos y creencias sobre la violencia de género y examinar las características que definen a cada una de las clases. Para ello, se contó con una muestra compuesta por 1.007 personas (51,1 % mujeres y 48,9 % hombres; M = 45,37 años). Los resultados muestran un patrón de tres clases latentes: adhesión baja (n = 663; 65,8 %), adhesión moderada (n = 113; 11,2 %) y adhesión alta (n = 231; 22,9 %). Los grupos presentan diferencias cuantitativas y cualitativas en su composición y la pertenencia a las clases con mayor aceptación de mitos se relaciona con actitudes más sexistas.

Sexual violence is a public health problem that affects not just the victim, but the offender and the surrounding communities. Research shows that public perceptions regarding the perpetrators of such offenses are of critical importance since citizens’ insights are a major force in the creation and implementation of sex offender policies. This study aimed to analyze, from a gender perspective, public perceptions about sex offenders in an Italian population sample (N = 768; 62.0% women, M = 32.8 years old). To do so, the Perceptions of Sex Offenders Scale (PSO) (α = 0.82) was used. The explanatory variables included in the study were the General Punitiveness Scale (GPS), the short versions of the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (ASI), and the Ambivalence toward Men Inventory (AMI), as well as awareness about subtle forms of violence. Results showed that women reported higher levels of sex offenders’ risk perception. At the same time, it was found that men outscored women on the endorsement of stereotypes toward such perpetrators. Finally, findings revealed similarities and differences between women and men regarding correlates of perceptions about sex offenders. Implications for research and public policy in this area are discussed.